THEME EXPLORATION

village survival

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Death Whisperer
Death Whisperer
2023 · Taweewat Wantha
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' intimately examine how marginalized communities and families survive through interdependence and unconventional bonds.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her works including 'The Rider' and 'Nomadland' document the resilience of people adapting to economic hardship and finding community in isolated, rural American landscapes.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films like 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives' explore rural Thai village life, memory, and spiritual survival within changing communities.