THEME EXPLORATION

motherhood and poverty

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Mother Machree
Mother Machree
1928 · John Ford
Poor Cow
Poor Cow
1967 · Ken Loach
Tauw
Tauw
1970 · Ousmane Sembène
The Abandoned
The Abandoned
1945 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His neorealist films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' persistently explore how poverty devastates families and mothers struggling to provide for their children.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His compassionate works such as 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' examine the sacrifices and unconditional love of mothers facing economic desperation and social marginalization.