THEME EXPLORATION

child welfare

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Chafed Elbows
Chafed Elbows
1966 · Robert Downey Sr
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
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
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
Good Mothers
Good Mothers
1942 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
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
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
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
Kino-Pravda No. 5
Kino-Pravda No. 5
1922 · Dziga Vertov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neo-realist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Shoeshine' powerfully depict the struggles of impoverished children in post-war society.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' consistently explore child hardship within systems of poverty and institutional neglect.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His tender yet unflinching films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' examine children's vulnerability, abandonment, and resilience within fractured families.