THEME EXPLORATION

child in danger

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Wild Game
Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
The Conjuring
The Conjuring
2013 · James Wan
Twilight
Twilight
2008 · Catherine Hardwicke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films like 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' intensely explore psychological danger and trauma affecting children through fragmented, visceral storytelling.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Florida Project' present children in precarious situations, exploring themes of innocence lost and systemic vulnerability through provocative narratives.