THEME EXPLORATION

migrant labor

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
1954 · Herbert J. Biberman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' expose the systemic struggles of working-class and migrant laborers in contemporary Britain.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His work profoundly documents the lives of migrant workers and marginalized communities, particularly in films exploring Taiwan's industrial and post-industrial landscape.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' compassionately examine the precarious lives of undocumented migrants and economically vulnerable laborers in Japanese society.