THEME EXPLORATION

undocumented workers

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mobile Men
Mobile Men
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
24 City
24 City
2008 · Jia Zhangke
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
2000 · Ken Loach
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
2001 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
The Goumbé of the Young Revelers
1966 · Jean Rouch
Blood Money
Blood Money
1974 · Antonio Margheriti
Trunk Conveyor
Trunk Conveyor
1954 · Lindsay Anderson
Count the Hours
Count the Hours
1953 · Don Siegel
Where to Invade Next
Where to Invade Next
2015 · Michael Moore
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
The Journey of the Blind Musicians
The Journey of the Blind Musicians
1972 · Nagisa Oshima
Carry On Regardless
Carry On Regardless
1961 · Ralph Thomas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' chronicle the struggles of working-class individuals caught in exploitative systems, often depicting undocumented and precarious labor.

 Sean Baker United States

His film 'Tangerine' and especially 'The Florida Project' intimately portray the lives of economically marginalized people, including undocumented immigrants, living on society's edges.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His film 'Shoplifters' explores the lives of undocumented workers and those living outside formal systems, examining themes of invisibility and survival in contemporary society.