THEME EXPLORATION

estrangement and reconnection

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Rain Man
Rain Man
1988 · Barry Levinson
L’Intrus
L’Intrus
2004 · Claire Denis
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
L’Eau froide
L’Eau froide
1994 · Olivier Assayas
Maa Behen
Maa Behen
2026 · Suresh Triveni
A Child’s Faith
A Child’s Faith
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Ansikte mot ansikte
Ansikte mot ansikte
1976 · Ingmar Bergman
A Loveless Woman
A Loveless Woman
1951 · Luis Buñuel
Farewell
Farewell
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'After the Storm' and 'Broker' explore fractured families and the painful distances between parents and children, seeking reconciliation through quiet, humanistic moments.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' examine psychological estrangement and the rupture of human bonds through fragmented, visceral storytelling.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His austere, long-take cinema in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' dissects emotional disconnection and the impossible bridges between individuals trapped by circumstance and choice.