THEME EXPLORATION

familial obligation

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
My Mother’s Garden
My Mother’s Garden
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2026 · Cédric Klapisch
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance
1973 · Tony Richardson
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
A Woman’s Sorrows
A Woman’s Sorrows
1937 · Mikio Naruse
A Loveless Woman
A Loveless Woman
1951 · Luis Buñuel
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
1936 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Golden Thread
The Golden Thread
1965 · Ritwik Ghatak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore how familial bonds transcend blood relations and the sacrifices families make for one another.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'The Girl in the Spider's Web' portray characters struggling with obligations to support their families amid systemic hardship.