THEME EXPLORATION

parental secrets

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
El niño y la niebla/The Boy and the Fog
El niño y la niebla/The Boy and the Fog
1953 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Ugly
The Ugly
2025 · Yeon Sang-ho
Cobweb
Cobweb
2023 · Kim Jee-woon & Samuel Bodin
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore how family bonds form around hidden truths and the secrets parents keep from children.

 Ari Aster USA

In films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar', he uses family secrets as the psychological foundation for trauma and generational horror.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His minimalist style in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' dissects how parental concealment shapes children's moral development and identity.