THEME EXPLORATION

youth unemployment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
2002 · Jia Zhangke
Looks and Smiles
Looks and Smiles
1981 · Ken Loach
The Other Side of the Tracks
The Other Side of the Tracks
1997 · Bertrand Tavernier
Οι Επικίνδυνοι
Οι Επικίνδυνοι
1983 · Yannis Dalianidis
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' directly confront working-class youth struggles and systemic barriers to employment.

 Mathieu Kassovitz France

His film 'La Haine' depicts unemployed youth in suburban Paris and the social marginalization that drives their desperation.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

Films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' explore the limited opportunities and economic anxieties facing young Romanians.