THEME EXPLORATION

national identity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Men Don’t Cry
Men Don’t Cry
2017 · Alen Drljević
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
¡Qué Viva México!
¡Qué Viva México!
1979 · Sergei Eisenstein
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda

Uncompromising chronicler of Polish suffering and heroism through austere historical realism.

 Powell and Pressburger

Visually audacious narratives blending technical innovation with emotional depth and artistic ambition.

 Youssef Chahine Egyptian

Chahine merges personal narrative with political urgency, excavating Egypt's collective consciousness through intimate human drama.