THEME EXPLORATION

refuge and sanctuary

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Fever Room
Fever Room
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
A Child of the Ghetto
A Child of the Ghetto
1910 · D.W. Griffith
A Walk with Love and Death
A Walk with Love and Death
1969 · John Huston
D'Artagnan's Daughter
D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994 · Bertrand Tavernier
Le Refuge (Hideaway
Le Refuge (Hideaway
2009 · François Ozon
The Young One
The Young One
1960 · Luis Buñuel
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again
1944 · Frank Borzage
Duelo en las montañas
Duelo en las montañas
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films explore how ordinary spaces and family bonds become sanctuaries amid life's uncertainties and social alienation.

 Agnès Varda France

She examines how marginalized individuals find refuge in communities and relationships while documenting the human need for belonging.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films reveal how vulnerable people seek sanctuary within systems that often deny them refuge and safety.