THEME EXPLORATION

psychological trauma

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
Death in Love
Death in Love
2008 · Boaz Yakin
Shutter Island
Shutter Island
2010 · Martin Scorsese
Ansikte mot ansikte
Ansikte mot ansikte
1976 · Ingmar Bergman
Orphan
Orphan
2009 · Jaume Collet-Serra
Birds, Orphans and Fools
Birds, Orphans and Fools
1969 · Juraj Jakubisko
Banzo
Banzo
2024 · Margarida Cardoso
The Real End of the Great War
The Real End of the Great War
1957 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
2023 · Émilie Brisavoine
To the Night
To the Night
2018 · Peter Brunner
Cannibal Apocalypse
Cannibal Apocalypse
1980 · Antonio Margheriti
Ghostland
Ghostland
2018 · Pascal Laugier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay UK · Glasgow

Non-linear fragmentation of consciousness through elliptical editing and sensory collage.

 Cary Joji Fukunaga USA

Explores moral corruption and psychological unraveling through visually meticulous, atmospherically dense storytelling.

 Christopher Smith UK

Crafts claustrophobic genre narratives exploring survival, trauma, and inescapable psychological torment.