THEME EXPLORATION
lost paternity
12 films · 2 directors
Tracing the thread…
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Poland
His films obsessively explore paternity uncertainty and family secrets, particularly in 'Three Colors: Blue' and 'Dekalog,' where absent or ambiguous fathers haunt his narratives.
Hirokazu Koreeda JapanHe probes the gaps between biological and social fatherhood in 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Our Little Sister,' examining what paternity truly means beyond DNA.