THEME EXPLORATION

self-rule and independence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
2016 · Lee Joon-ik
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Brave
Brave
2012 · Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently examine working-class struggles for autonomy and self-determination against systemic oppression.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His philosophical cinema explores individual consciousness, spiritual independence, and resistance to conformity through meditative narratives.

 Agnès Varda France

Her documentaries and fiction films celebrate marginal figures claiming personal freedom and autonomy on their own terms.