THEME EXPLORATION

domestic sacrifice

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Omelette
Omelette
2013 · Madeline Sharafian
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'Shoplifters' intimately portray how family members sacrifice individual desires for collective survival and emotional bonds.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious works such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' expose the grinding sacrifices working-class families endure within systemic constraints.

 Asghar Farhadi Iran

Films like 'A Separation' and 'Nader and Simin' explore how domestic sacrifice becomes entangled with moral compromise and the impossible choices families face.