THEME EXPLORATION

parental sacrifice

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Coraline
Coraline
2009 · Henry Selick
Out of Love
Out of Love
2025 · Nathan Ambrosioni
My Hero
My Hero
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Godari Gattupaina
Godari Gattupaina
2026 · subash chandra
The Boy Who Gave
The Boy Who Gave
2026 · Allison Precious Emmanuel
Bacalaureat
Bacalaureat
2016 · Cristian Mungiu
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper
2009 · Nick Cassavetes
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
2016 · Stephen Herek
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' intimately explore how parents sacrifice their identities and desires for their children's welfare.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His devastating works including '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' portray the moral complexities and ultimate sacrifices parents face in desperate circumstances.