THEME EXPLORATION

child removal and social services

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Wild Game
Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Carrot Top
Carrot Top
1925 · Julien Duvivier
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Sarah and Son
Sarah and Son
1930 · Dorothy Arzner
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Shoplifters
Shoplifters
2018 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Beauty Salon: Special Service 2
Beauty Salon: Special Service 2
2018 · Jo Tae-ho
If You Were Me
If You Were Me
2003 · Park Jin-pyo
Parents in Progress
Parents in Progress
2019 · Laura Chiossone
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Action et Réaction
Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' critically examine institutional systems and their impact on vulnerable children and families.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her work, particularly 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin', explores trauma, child welfare, and systemic failures.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His films including '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' deeply investigate state institutions, social services, and their effect on children and families.