THEME EXPLORATION

wartime survival

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
2017 · Christopher Nolan
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison *
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison *
1957 · John Huston
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Farewells
Farewells
1958 · Wojciech Has
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Ivan's Childhood' and 'Mirror' explore the psychological and spiritual dimensions of surviving war through deeply introspective, philosophical narratives.

 Elem Klimov Soviet Union

'Come and See' presents one of cinema's most harrowing portrayals of a child's loss of innocence amid the brutality of wartime survival during WWII.

 Steven Spielberg United States

Films like 'Schindler's List' and 'Saving Private Ryan' combine intimate human stories with unflinching depictions of survival during war's darkest moments.