tropical setting

His films like 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Fitzcarraldo' obsessively explore the Amazon jungle as a character that reveals human madness and ambition.

His meditative works set in rural Thailand and Southeast Asia transform tropical landscapes into poetic spaces that examine memory, spirituality, and time.

His films including 'At Play in the Fields of the Lord' and 'Pixote' engage with Brazilian tropical settings as environments that expose social inequality and human vulnerability.