THEME EXPLORATION

family debt

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · James Gunn
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Annie
Annie
1982 · John Huston
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
1936 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Marked Time-Table
The Marked Time-Table
1910 · D.W. Griffith
A Greek woman in a Harem
A Greek woman in a Harem
1971 · Yannis Dalianidis
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Tsuchi
Tsuchi
1939 · Tomu Uchida
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' intimately explore how family members become bound by economic necessity and moral debt to one another.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' depict how systemic poverty creates cycles of family indebtedness and struggle.

 Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey

His works like 'Once Upon a Time in Anatolia' and 'Winter Sleep' examine the emotional and financial debts that accumulate within families across generations.