THEME EXPLORATION

child welfare

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Chafed Elbows
Chafed Elbows
1966 · Robert Downey Sr
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
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' powerfully expose how social systems fail vulnerable children and families.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films such as 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' explore childhood suffering and resilience with profound compassion and humanity.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her works including 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' examine psychological trauma and child welfare with unflinching intensity.