THEME EXPLORATION

survival and persecution

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
Diamonds of the Night
Diamonds of the Night
1964 · Jan Němec
The 12th Man
The 12th Man
2017 · Harald Zwart
The Forever Purge
The Forever Purge
2021 · Everardo Gout
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Spielberg USA

His films Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan are seminal works exploring survival and persecution during humanity's darkest periods.

 Agnès Varda France

Her documentary and narrative work persistently examines marginalized lives, displacement, and the struggle for dignity against systemic persecution.

 Asghar Farhadi Iran

His films A Separation and The Salesman explore how ordinary people navigate persecution, moral complexity, and survival within oppressive systems.