THEME EXPLORATION

peasant hero

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · John Stevenson & Mark Osborne
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009 · Michael Bay
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
1979 · Francesco Rosi
Agito: Superpower War
Agito: Superpower War
2026 · Ryuta Tasaki
Esta tierra nuestra
Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Robin Hood: The Movie
Robin Hood: The Movie
1955 · Terence Fisher
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 · Howard Hawks
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Peter Jackson
Band of Ninja
Band of Ninja
1967 · Nagisa Oshima
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
1989 · Zhang Yimou
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' chronicle the dignity and heroism of ordinary working-class people struggling against poverty.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary films 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' celebrate peasants and workers as heroic agents of historical change and social transformation.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema consistently portrays the quiet heroism and resilience of working-class and rural characters facing systemic injustice.