THEME EXPLORATION

victims' rights

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Milk
Milk
2008 · Gus Van Sant
We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
2016 · Alanis Obomsawin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Green Book
Green Book
2018 · Peter Farrelly
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
1954 · Herbert J. Biberman
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion
1991 · Bertrand Tavernier
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films consistently center marginalized victims of systemic injustice, giving voice to those failed by institutions.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her work portrays the dignity and struggles of economically displaced victims, exploring how individuals survive and resist dehumanizing systems.

 Michael Dowse Austria

His confrontational cinema examines violence and victimization through formal experimentation, forcing audiences to reckon with perpetrators, victims, and complicity.