THEME EXPLORATION

childhood poverty

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Flunky, Work Hard
Flunky, Work Hard
1931 · Mikio Naruse
Brothers
Brothers
1912 · D.W. Griffith
La Petite marchande d’allumettes
La Petite marchande d’allumettes
1928 · Jean Renoir
L’Argent de poche
L’Argent de poche
1976 · François Truffaut
The Florida Project
The Florida Project
2017 · Sean Baker
My Second Brother
My Second Brother
1959 · Shohei Imamura
My Life as a Dog
My Life as a Dog
1985 · Lasse Hallström
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' unflinchingly document the struggles of working-class children and families trapped in poverty.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpiece 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Shoeshine' portray the harsh realities of childhood poverty in post-war Italy with devastating humanity.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore childhood poverty with tenderness and nuance, revealing resilience within economic desperation.