THEME EXPLORATION

childhood trauma

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988 · Terence Davies
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
The Real End of the Great War
The Real End of the Great War
1957 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
The Monkey
The Monkey
2025 · Osgood Perkins
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
2023 · Émilie Brisavoine
Death in Love
Death in Love
2008 · Boaz Yakin
Hidden
Hidden
2009 · Pål Øie
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night
2025 · Mike P. Nelson
The Influence
The Influence
2019 · Denis Rovira van Boekholt
Z
Z
2019 · Brandon Christensen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andy Muschietti Argentina

Muschietti crafts intimate horror narratives where supernatural threats embody deep psychological wounds and familial ruptures.

 Emma Tammi USA

Crafts atmospheric horror that exploits isolation and primal fears through meticulous tension-building.

 Stephen Daldry England

Daldry crafts intimate human stories that expose systemic injustice through deeply empathetic character study.