THEME EXPLORATION

poverty and economic hardship

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
One Wonderful Sunday
One Wonderful Sunday
1947 · Akira Kurosawa
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Flunky, Work Hard
Flunky, Work Hard
1931 · Mikio Naruse
Kah-chan
Kah-chan
2001 · Kon Ichikawa
Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now?
1934 · Frank Borzage
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen
2002 · Ken Loach
Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly
1970 · Tony Richardson
Deep Rivers
Deep Rivers
2018 · Vladimir Bitokov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' powerfully document the struggles of working-class people facing systemic poverty and social injustice.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' compassionately explore survival, family bonds, and moral complexity within economically disadvantaged communities.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His stark, naturalistic works like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' examine poverty, corruption, and economic desperation in post-communist Eastern Europe.