THEME EXPLORATION

slavery and forced labor

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steve McQueen United Kingdom

His film '12 Years a Slave' provides a visceral, unflinching account of American slavery through the true story of Solomon Northup's kidnapping and enslavement.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' explore modern forms of economic coercion and labor exploitation in contemporary society.