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{{Infobox essay|title=ProleWiki film recommendations|author=Open source|date=2024-10-01|excerpt=Recommended socialist films from ProleWiki's editors|image=Salt_of_the_Earth_(1954_film_poster).jpg}}All editors are encouraged to add to this list!
{{Infobox essay|title=ProleWiki film recommendations|author=Open source|date=2024-10-01|excerpt=Recommended socialist films from ProleWiki's editors|image=Salt_of_the_Earth_(1954_film_poster).jpg}}All editors are encouraged to add to this list!
== Socialist films ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+In no particular order, the ProleWiki editors recommend the following films:
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!Title
!Title
!Year of release
!Year of release
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!Link to watch
!Link to watch
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|Salt of the Earth
|''Salt of the Earth''
|1954
|1954
|Herbert J. Biberman
|Herbert J. Biberman
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE1oKQCwwo4 Youtube]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE1oKQCwwo4 Youtube]
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|-
|Battle of Algiers
|''Battle of Algiers''
|1966
|1966
|Gillo Pontecorvo
|Gillo Pontecorvo
|Filmed in a semi-documentary format, this film deals with the battle of Algiers (1956-57) part of the broader fight for Algerian independence (1954-62) from French colonial rule. This film was banned in France for decades.
|Filmed in a semi-documentary format, this film deals with the battle of Algiers (1956-57) part of the broader fight for Algerian independence (1954-62) from French colonial rule. This film was banned in France for decades.
|
|[https://archive.org/details/TheBattleOfAlgiers1966 archive.org]
|-
|-
|Battleship Potemkin
|''Battleship Potemkin''
|1925
|1925
|Sergei Eisenstein
|Sergei Eisenstein
|Odessa, 1905. The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutiny against their uncaring, sadistic officers and take over the ship. The mutiny starts an uprising against the tsarist government among the people of Odessa. Silent film.
|Odessa, 1905. The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutiny against their uncaring, sadistic officers and take over the ship. The mutiny starts an uprising against the tsarist government among the people of Odessa. Silent film.
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_bkBbrdyyw Youtube]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_bkBbrdyyw Youtube]
|-
|''Black Girl''
|1966
|Ousmane Sembène
|A young Senegalese maid follows her French employers as they return to their home in Antibes, in the south of France. The pleasure of discovering this new world quickly turns into deep disappointment. Isolation, contempt from her employers, pervasive racism, and endless household chores become her daily life.
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojfaATzCvd4 Youtube]
|-
|''Soy Cuba''
|1964
|Mikhaïl Kalatozov
|Four vignettes about the lives of the Cuban people set during the pre-revolutionary era.
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3HpI898dwg Youtube]
|-
|''Calcutta '71''
|1972
|Mrinal Sen
|Four stories of people of four different generations in India, all struggling for survival in this gritty meditation on poverty, natural disaster and political strife.
|
|-
|''Do Bigha Zamin''
|1953
|Bimal Roy
|A struggling farmer and his young son travel to Calcutta to look for work, in order to make money that’ll save their ancestral land from being seized by the landlord and sold to a corporation.
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLvP-G9AIas Youtube]
|-
|''Strike''
|1925
|Sergei Eisenstein
|Arranged in six parts, the film depicts a strike in 1903 by the workers of a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia and the subsequent suppression of their protests by the state.
|
|-
|Sorry to Bother you
|2018
|Boots Riley
|Dark comedy that follows a young black telemarketer in Oakland who discovers a career breakthrough by adopting a convincing "white voice" on calls. The film satirizes capitalism, labor exploitation, systemic racism, and the dehumanizing effects of corporate greed, highlighting the moral compromises individuals make for personal gain.
|
|-
|Ernst Thälmann: sohn seiner klasse
|1954
|Kurt Maetzig
|Biography of politician and revolution Ernst Thälmann
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiRWDfaAUpI Youtube]
|}
== Anti-imperialist films ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title
!Year of release
!Director
!Plot
!Link to watch
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|}
== Films tackling social issues ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title
!Year of release
!Director
!Plot
!Link to watch
|-
|''Bacurau''
|2019
|Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles
|Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their village has literally vanished from online maps and a UFO-shaped drone is seen flying overhead. Soon after, a band of armed mercenaries arrive in town picking off the inhabitants one by one.
|
|-
|''La Haine''
|1995
|Mathieu Kassovitz
|Vinz, Hubert and Said live in the poorer part of Paris and have to use all their street smarts to get by. After an incident in which the police assaulted a friend of theirs, tensions between police and young working-class men, such as themselves, escalate. Incensed at the potential death of his friend, Vinz is out for revenge. The film follows the next 24 hours of their lives.
|
|-
|''The Circus''
|1936
|Grigori Aleksandrov
|In the mid-1930s, circus actress Marion Dixon flees the United States with her young black son. Arriving with an original attraction in the USSR, she finds friends here and decides to stay forever.
|[https://youtu.be/FVAN0A6OWE4 Youtube]
|-
|''Pratidwandi''
|1970
|Satyajit Ray
|Siddharta, an educated middle-class man is unable to find a job to earn a living. He is caught up in  rampant corruption and unemployment of 1970s India are rampant. Unable to align himself with either his Naxalite brother or his career-oriented sister, he starts hallucinating.
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enjp-LfY33s&t=1520s Youtube]
|}
== Documentaries ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title
!Year of release
!Director
!Plot
!Link to watch
|-
|''Red Army/PFLP: Declaration Of World War''
|1971
|Masao Adachi, Koji Wakamatsu
|A newsreel film depicting the everyday activities of Arab guerrillas as a cinematic narrative on the world revolution
|
|-
|''Jenin, Jenin''
|2003
|Mohammed Bakri
|A heart-rending depiction of the aftermath of Israel’s destruction of Jenin refugee camp in 2002.
|
|}
|}
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Socialist films

Title Year of release Director Plot Link to watch
Salt of the Earth 1954 Herbert J. Biberman Mexican workers at a zinc mine call a general strike. It is only through the solidarity of the workers, and importantly the indomitable resolve of their wives, mothers, and daughters, that they eventually triumph. This movie was banned in the US upon release and the director blacklisted Youtube
Battle of Algiers 1966 Gillo Pontecorvo Filmed in a semi-documentary format, this film deals with the battle of Algiers (1956-57) part of the broader fight for Algerian independence (1954-62) from French colonial rule. This film was banned in France for decades. archive.org
Battleship Potemkin 1925 Sergei Eisenstein Odessa, 1905. The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutiny against their uncaring, sadistic officers and take over the ship. The mutiny starts an uprising against the tsarist government among the people of Odessa. Silent film. Youtube
Black Girl 1966 Ousmane Sembène A young Senegalese maid follows her French employers as they return to their home in Antibes, in the south of France. The pleasure of discovering this new world quickly turns into deep disappointment. Isolation, contempt from her employers, pervasive racism, and endless household chores become her daily life. Youtube
Soy Cuba 1964 Mikhaïl Kalatozov Four vignettes about the lives of the Cuban people set during the pre-revolutionary era. Youtube
Calcutta '71 1972 Mrinal Sen Four stories of people of four different generations in India, all struggling for survival in this gritty meditation on poverty, natural disaster and political strife.
Do Bigha Zamin 1953 Bimal Roy A struggling farmer and his young son travel to Calcutta to look for work, in order to make money that’ll save their ancestral land from being seized by the landlord and sold to a corporation. Youtube
Strike 1925 Sergei Eisenstein Arranged in six parts, the film depicts a strike in 1903 by the workers of a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia and the subsequent suppression of their protests by the state.
Sorry to Bother you 2018 Boots Riley Dark comedy that follows a young black telemarketer in Oakland who discovers a career breakthrough by adopting a convincing "white voice" on calls. The film satirizes capitalism, labor exploitation, systemic racism, and the dehumanizing effects of corporate greed, highlighting the moral compromises individuals make for personal gain.
Ernst Thälmann: sohn seiner klasse 1954 Kurt Maetzig Biography of politician and revolution Ernst Thälmann Youtube

Anti-imperialist films

Title Year of release Director Plot Link to watch

Films tackling social issues

Title Year of release Director Plot Link to watch
Bacurau 2019 Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their village has literally vanished from online maps and a UFO-shaped drone is seen flying overhead. Soon after, a band of armed mercenaries arrive in town picking off the inhabitants one by one.
La Haine 1995 Mathieu Kassovitz Vinz, Hubert and Said live in the poorer part of Paris and have to use all their street smarts to get by. After an incident in which the police assaulted a friend of theirs, tensions between police and young working-class men, such as themselves, escalate. Incensed at the potential death of his friend, Vinz is out for revenge. The film follows the next 24 hours of their lives.
The Circus 1936 Grigori Aleksandrov In the mid-1930s, circus actress Marion Dixon flees the United States with her young black son. Arriving with an original attraction in the USSR, she finds friends here and decides to stay forever. Youtube
Pratidwandi 1970 Satyajit Ray Siddharta, an educated middle-class man is unable to find a job to earn a living. He is caught up in rampant corruption and unemployment of 1970s India are rampant. Unable to align himself with either his Naxalite brother or his career-oriented sister, he starts hallucinating. Youtube

Documentaries

Title Year of release Director Plot Link to watch
Red Army/PFLP: Declaration Of World War 1971 Masao Adachi, Koji Wakamatsu A newsreel film depicting the everyday activities of Arab guerrillas as a cinematic narrative on the world revolution
Jenin, Jenin 2003 Mohammed Bakri A heart-rending depiction of the aftermath of Israel’s destruction of Jenin refugee camp in 2002.
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