THEME EXPLORATION

adoption

16 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1995 · Michael Haneke
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Despicable Me
Despicable Me
2010 · Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
A Romance of the Western Hills
A Romance of the Western Hills
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Holy Lola
Holy Lola
2004 · Bertrand Tavernier
Koto: The Ancient City
Koto: The Ancient City
1980 · Kon Ichikawa
The Bigamist
The Bigamist
1953 · Ida Lupino
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
1954 · Luis Buñuel
Breathing into Marble
Breathing into Marble
2018 · Giedrė Beinoriūtė
Le Fils de Caroline chérie
Le Fils de Caroline chérie
1955 · Claude Sautet
Sing Sing
Sing Sing
1983 · Sergio Corbucci
Philomena
Philomena
2013 · Stephen Frears
Asih 2
Asih 2
2020 · Rizal Mantovani
Dam Street
Dam Street
2005 · Li Yu
Take Off
Take Off
2009 · Kim Yong-hwa
Teenage Father
Teenage Father
1978 · Taylor Hackford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' profoundly explore chosen families, parental bonds, and unconventional kinship structures.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema frequently examines foster care, institutional systems, and the struggle for belonging in films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake'.