THEME EXPLORATION

resistance against oppression

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
1962 · Nagisa Oshima
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jimmy’s Hall
Jimmy’s Hall
2014 · Ken Loach
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
2026 · Antonin Baudry
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978 · Kar-leung Lau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema whose films including 'God's Bits of Wood' and 'Ceddo' explore colonial oppression and cultural resistance with profound social consciousness.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially committed films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' consistently depict working-class resistance against systemic injustice and institutional oppression.