THEME EXPLORATION

rural land disputes

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
1941 · John Ford
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently examine class struggle and land rights through the experiences of rural and working-class communities facing systemic injustice.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films examine rural life, family bonds, and property conflicts in Japan, exploring how land and inheritance disputes reveal deeper social and economic tensions.