THEME EXPLORATION

child adoption

24 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1995 · Michael Haneke
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Despicable Me
Despicable Me
2010 · Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
The Final Piece
The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa
The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Voice of Hind Rajab
2026 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
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
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
1989 · J. Lee Thompson
Letters to Ali
Letters to Ali
2004 · Clara Law
Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma
1962 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · Fred Zinnemann
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
1954 · Luis Buñuel
Breathing into Marble
Breathing into Marble
2018 · Giedrė Beinoriūtė
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' profoundly explore the nature of family bonds beyond biology and the complexities of adoption and parenthood.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious works including 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sweet Sixteen' critically examine child welfare systems and the struggles of vulnerable families navigating adoption and care.