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THEME EXPLORATION

parental violence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
The Empty Table
The Empty Table
1985 · Masaki Kobayashi
Chongqing Blues
Chongqing Blues
2010 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' unflinchingly explore the psychological trauma and cycles of violence within parent-child relationships.

Cristian Mungiu → Romania

Works such as 'Graduation' and '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' examine the destructive ways parents impose control and violence through emotional manipulation and systemic coercion.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His films including 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Dogtooth' depict disturbing parental authority and violence with unsettling precision, challenging viewers' understanding of family dynamics.

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