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THEME EXPLORATION

post-colonial guilt

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène → Senegal

As Africa's pioneering filmmaker, he directly confronted colonial legacies and their psychological aftermath on post-independence societies.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films persistently examine British imperialism's impact and the moral reckoning required from colonizer nations.

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