THEME EXPLORATION

Vietnam trauma

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 · George P. Cosmatos
Bullet in the Head
Bullet in the Head
1990 · John Woo
The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter
1978 · Michael Cimino
The Real End of the Great War
The Real End of the Great War
1957 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
2023 · Émilie Brisavoine
Sticks and Bones
Sticks and Bones
1973 · Robert Downey Sr
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
1990 · Adrian Lyne
The Monkey
The Monkey
2025 · Osgood Perkins
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His film 'Fahrenheit 451' explores themes of trauma and loss, while his body of work consistently examines psychological wounds and emotional suffering.

 Werner Herzog Germany

Known for excavating human suffering and existential trauma through documentary and narrative cinema, particularly in works examining conflict and survival.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative, philosophical films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' deeply probe psychological trauma, memory, and the spiritual wounds of historical violence.