THEME EXPLORATION

family control and oppression

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · James Gunn
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026 · Naoya Ando
Daughters of the Late Colonel
Daughters of the Late Colonel
2026 · Elizabeth Hobbs
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Florida Project' explore family dysfunction, control, and psychological manipulation with unsettling precision.

 Ari Aster United States

Films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' dissect family trauma, inherited pain, and the inescapable control parents exert over their children's lives.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His works such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' examine how family obligation and parental authority constrain individual freedom and moral choice.