THEME EXPLORATION

violence and trauma

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Maps To the Stars
Maps To the Stars
2014 · David Cronenberg
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Scream 7
Scream 7
2026 · Kevin Williamson
Silent Night
Silent Night
2023 · John Woo
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train
2016 · Tate Taylor
The Real End of the Great War
The Real End of the Great War
1957 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
2023 · Émilie Brisavoine
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
2003 · Mike Hodges
Irreversible
Irreversible
2002 · Gaspar Noé
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Corin Hardy

Hardy crafts visceral supernatural horror rooted in mythology and religious terror, emphasizing atmospheric dread.

 Gaspar Noé France

His films like Irréversible and Climax unflinchingly depict violence and psychological trauma through innovative narrative structures and visceral cinematography.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His methodical examinations of violence in Funny Games and The Seventh Continent challenge viewers to confront trauma and its psychological consequences.