THEME EXPLORATION

child abandonment

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Black Sheep
1912 · D.W. Griffith

Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson

The Rats
1955 · Robert Siodmak

Jumpman
2018 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky

Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima

Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica

Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki

M
1931 · Fritz Lang

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan

A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson

Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg

36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat

Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt

Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel

The Final Piece

The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa

The Tao Exorcist

The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou

You Shall Not Sleep Tonight

You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca

All the Invisible Children

All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee

Appunti su un fatto di cronaca

Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
1953 · Luchino Visconti

Autumn Moon
1992 · Clara Law

Ladybird Ladybird

Ladybird Ladybird
1994 · Ken Loach

La Mort en ce jardin

La Mort en ce jardin
1956 · Luis Buñuel

My Brother Talks to Horses

My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · Fred Zinnemann

Rich in Love
1992 · Bruce Beresford

The Lost Children

The Lost Children
2023 · Michèle Jacob

The Hungarian Dressmaker

The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films like 'A Time to Live, a Time to Die' and 'The Assassin' poignantly explore displacement, loss, and the psychological scars of abandonment across generations.

Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' depict vulnerable children neglected by systems and circumstances, examining abandonment through a realist lens.

Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His masterpieces 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' directly confront child abandonment with compassion, exploring how children survive and find family in unexpected places.