THEME EXPLORATION

Psychological trauma

40 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
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
Cannibal Apocalypse
Cannibal Apocalypse
1980 · Antonio Margheriti
Ghostland
Ghostland
2018 · Pascal Laugier
Shame
Shame
2011 · Steve McQueen
Suspiria
Suspiria
2018 · Luca Guadagnino
A Tale of Two Sisters
A Tale of Two Sisters
2003 · Kim Jee-woon
Forgotten
Forgotten
2017 · Chang Hang-jun
Kill List
Kill List
2011 · Ben Wheatley
Daughter of Darkness 2
Daughter of Darkness 2
1994 · Ivan Lai Kai-Ming
Double Xposure
Double Xposure
2012 · Li Yu
My Dead Ones
My Dead Ones
2018 · Diego Freitas
Refuge
Refuge
2023 · Renny Harlin
Sadako
Sadako
2019 · Hideo Nakata
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy
1998 · Neil Jordan
The Blue Box
The Blue Box
2026 · Martín Hodara
Z
Z
2019 · Brandon Christensen
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
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.