THEME EXPLORATION

childhood responsibility

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 · Wes Anderson
Fucking Bornholm
Fucking Bornholm
2022 · Anna Kazejak
Diary of Yunbogi
Diary of Yunbogi
1965 · Nagisa Oshima
Nobody Knows
Nobody Knows
2004 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Daddy Longlegs
Daddy Longlegs
2010 · Josh Safdie
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire
2016 · Werner Herzog
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Chand Mera Dil
Chand Mera Dil
2026 · Vivek Soni
Erupcja
Erupcja
2026 · Pete Ohs
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
2026 · Travis Knight
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
Run Rabbit Run
Run Rabbit Run
2026 · Daina Reid
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
Super Charlie
Super Charlie
2026 · Jon Holmberg
The Boy Who Gave
The Boy Who Gave
2026 · Allison Precious Emmanuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' poignantly explore how children bear emotional and practical burdens, often becoming caretakers in broken family systems.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' depict children forced into adult responsibilities due to poverty and systemic neglect.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Films like 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' examine the psychological weight of childhood responsibility and its lasting trauma.