THEME EXPLORATION

survival and hardship

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Isn’t Life Wonderful
Isn’t Life Wonderful
1924 · D.W. Griffith
Qingtong & Kuihua
Qingtong & Kuihua
2026 · Chen Kun-hou
Wendy and Lucy (, 80 min.
Wendy and Lucy (, 80 min.
2008 · Kelly Reichardt
Celebration
Celebration
2024 · Bruno Anković
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
1979 · Mrinal Sen
Barren Lives
Barren Lives
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Cow
Cow
2009 · Guan Hu
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films like 'Ikiru' and 'Ran' explore human resilience and dignity in the face of mortality, disease, and societal collapse.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His neorealist works such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' intimately document the struggles of working-class people battling poverty and systemic hardship.