THEME EXPLORATION

child discipline

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · John Cassavetes
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
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
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
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann
Ladybird Ladybird
Ladybird Ladybird
1994 · Ken Loach
Letters to Ali
Letters to Ali
2004 · Clara Law
Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma
1962 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Wars
Wars
2021 · Nicolas Roy
Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger
1984 · Richard Franklin
Drifters
Drifters
2003 · Wang Xiaoshuai
El virus de la por
El virus de la por
2015 · Ventura Pons
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay Scotland

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' explore psychological trauma and parental responsibility with unflinching intensity.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His work, particularly '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation,' examines moral discipline and the consequences of parental choices within restrictive systems.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' present deeply unsettling explorations of control, obedience, and the power dynamics between authority figures and dependents.