THEME EXPLORATION

infant abandonment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Superman Returns
Superman Returns
2006 · Bryan Singer
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Marc Webb
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca
A Baby’s Shoe
A Baby’s Shoe
1909 · D.W. Griffith
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · John Cassavetes
Autumn Moon
Autumn Moon
1992 · Clara Law
A Woman Like Satan
A Woman Like Satan
1958 · Julien Duvivier
Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
La Mort en ce jardin
La Mort en ce jardin
1956 · Luis Buñuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpiece 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' explore the desperation of poverty that forces families to abandon children and possessions.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' unflinchingly examine how systemic inequality and deprivation lead to child abandonment and neglect.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' profoundly explore infant and child abandonment through intimate narratives of makeshift families and society's forgotten children.