THEME EXPLORATION

resilience of youth

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' intimately portray how children and youth endure hardship and find meaning in fractured families and difficult circumstances.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' capture the resilience of young people navigating poverty, systemic injustice, and personal struggle with quiet dignity.