THEME EXPLORATION

wartime obstacles

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
2017 · Christopher Nolan
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Transit
Transit
2018 · Christian Petzold
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
1776, Or the Hessian Renegade
1776, Or the Hessian Renegade
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942 · John Huston
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Spielberg United States

His films like Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List unflinchingly depict the human cost and moral complexities soldiers and civilians face during wartime.

 Terrence Malick United States

The Thin Red Line and A Hidden Life explore the spiritual and psychological obstacles soldiers encounter when confronting war's senselessness and their own mortality.