THEME EXPLORATION

land speculation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
White Material
White Material
2009 · Claire Denis
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
A Timely Interception
A Timely Interception
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Esta tierra nuestra
Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds
1958 · Mikio Naruse
The Big Country
The Big Country
1958 · William Wyler
The Missouri Breaks
The Missouri Breaks
1976 · Arthur Penn
The Pride of Palomar
The Pride of Palomar
1922 · Frank Borzage
The Rose of the Rancho
The Rose of the Rancho
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
A Rebel's Fortress
A Rebel's Fortress
1964 · Nagisa Oshima
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' examine how economic displacement and real estate pressures fracture families and communities.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His works including 'Millennium Mambo' and 'The Assassin' capture Taiwan's urban transformation and the tension between traditional spaces and capitalist development.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' directly confront how housing speculation and precarious labor systems devastate working-class lives.