THEME EXPLORATION

disability and acceptance

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Light That Came
The Light That Came
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Behindert
Behindert
1974 · Stephen Dwoskin
Mask
Mask
1985 · Peter Bogdanovich
Flawless
Flawless
1999 · Joel Schumacher
The Crocodiles
The Crocodiles
2009 · Christian Ditter
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Afterlife' and 'Nobody Knows' intimately explore human vulnerability and societal acceptance through deeply humanistic storytelling.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her visceral, experimental narratives in films like 'You Were Never Really Here' authentically depict psychological and physical trauma with compassion and acceptance.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His provocative films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' challenge conventional notions of normalcy and examine society's treatment of those deemed different.