THEME EXPLORATION

Soldier's Trauma

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Real End of the Great War
The Real End of the Great War
1957 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation
2015 · Cary Joji Fukunaga
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
2023 · Émilie Brisavoine
The Road Back
The Road Back
1937 · James Whale
The Monkey
The Monkey
2025 · Osgood Perkins
Death in Love
Death in Love
2008 · Boaz Yakin
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²
1998 · Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki & Tensai Okamura
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night
2025 · Mike P. Nelson
The Lion Standing in the Wind
The Lion Standing in the Wind
2015 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sam Esmail USA

His film 'Homecoming' intricately portrays a soldier's psychological unraveling and memory loss as she reintegrates into civilian life.

 Ari Aster USA

His visceral approach to trauma is evident in how he explores grief and psychological breakdown through deeply unsettling visual storytelling.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like 'Sicario' and 'Enemy' meticulously examine the moral injury and psychological toll of violence on soldiers and operatives.