THEME EXPLORATION

disability and capability

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Me Before You
Me Before You
2016 · Thea Sharrock
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
Abus de faiblesse
Abus de faiblesse
2013 · Catherine Breillat
León and Olvido
León and Olvido
2004 · Xavier Bermúdez
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
Deaf
Deaf
2026 · Eva Libertad
Be with You
Be with You
2026 · Zheng Runqi
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Once Upon My Mother
Once Upon My Mother
2026 · Ken Scott
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Someone Like Me
Someone Like Me
2026 · Tam Wai-Ching
Hymn to a Tired Man
Hymn to a Tired Man
1968 · Masaki Kobayashi
Musik i mörker
Musik i mörker
1948 · Ingmar Bergman
Oasis
Oasis
2002 · Lee Chang-dong
Silent Night
Silent Night
2023 · John Woo
Tarot
Tarot
1973 · Derek Jarman
The Rebellion
The Rebellion
1993 · Michael Haneke
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase
1946 · Robert Siodmak
The Cat O’ Nine Tails
The Cat O’ Nine Tails
1971 · Dario Argento
Breathing into Marble
Breathing into Marble
2018 · Giedrė Beinoriūtė
Daredevil
Daredevil
2003 · Mark Steven Johnson
Miracle in Cell No. 7
Miracle in Cell No. 7
2019 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Silent Days
Silent Days
2019 · Pavol Pekarčík
Bitter Waters
Bitter Waters
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Crippled Avengers
Crippled Avengers
1978 · Chang Cheh
Maria in Silence
Maria in Silence
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Look of Others
The Look of Others
1980 · Fernando Solanas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' explore how society's marginalized and supposedly 'incapable' people demonstrate profound human capability through resilience and interconnection.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her work, particularly 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin,' examines psychological disability and trauma while revealing the complex capabilities of damaged individuals navigating the world.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' challenge conventional notions of disability and normalcy, presenting unconventional bodies and minds as sources of unexpected agency and capability.