THEME EXPLORATION

separatist movement

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Zweigroschenzauber
Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Bacurau
Bacurau
2019 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Divine Waters
Divine Waters
1985 · John Waters
Mobile Men
Mobile Men
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fear Flight
Fear Flight
2016 · Shirley Clarke
Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
1948 · Jean Rouch
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Sidney Lumet
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
The Passage
The Passage
1979 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' directly explore Irish independence and the human cost of separatist struggles.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His films investigate historical trauma, political repression, and nationalist tensions that fuel separatist ideologies in Eastern Europe.