THEME EXPLORATION

redemption through family

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Lilo & Stitch
Lilo & Stitch
2025 · Dean Fleischer Camp
Things We Lost in the Fire
Things We Lost in the Fire
2007 · Susanne Bier
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
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
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
My Soul Brother
My Soul Brother
1994 · Mariano Barroso
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' explore redemption through unconventional family bonds and the healing power of human connection across social divisions.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' examine how family relationships force characters toward moral reckoning and spiritual transformation.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'The Lost Daughter' delve into how family trauma and maternal bonds become pathways to understanding and redemption.