THEME EXPLORATION

orphaned children

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Full Moon
Full Moon
1998 · Fredi M. Murer
The Notebook
The Notebook
2013 · János Szász
A Child of the Ghetto
A Child of the Ghetto
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
The Search
The Search
1948 · Fred Zinnemann
Cat Skin
Cat Skin
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Rio, 100 Degrees F°
Rio, 100 Degrees F°
1955 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Piper's Tune
The Piper's Tune
1962 · Muriel Box
The Legend of 1900
The Legend of 1900
1998 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Wolf Children
Wolf Children
2012 · Mamoru Hosoda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Shoeshine' and 'Bicycle Thieves' profoundly capture the struggles and resilience of abandoned children in post-war Italy.

 François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical film 'The 400 Blows' is a landmark exploration of childhood abandonment and institutional neglect that defined the French New Wave.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' examine the emotional and social realities of orphaned and abandoned children with devastating tenderness.