THEME EXPLORATION

intellectual disability

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breathing into Marble
Breathing into Marble
2018 · Giedrė Beinoriūtė
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Me Before You
Me Before You
2016 · Thea Sharrock
Sakda (Rousseau)
Sakda (Rousseau)
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
Abus de faiblesse
Abus de faiblesse
2013 · Catherine Breillat
León and Olvido
León and Olvido
2004 · Xavier Bermúdez
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · Guy Ritchie
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Created 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and other works exploring neurodivergence and cognitive difference through experimental narrative techniques.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Directed 'Afterlife' and other films that gently examine human vulnerability and cognitive limitations with profound compassion.