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THEME EXPLORATION

disability and shame

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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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
The Line
The Line
2017 · Alice Cogin
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
Deaf
Deaf
2026 · Eva Libertad
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films like 'After the Storm' and 'Broker' explore how societal shame around disability and difference creates isolation and family fracture.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her visceral, intimate style in films like 'You Were Never Really Here' examines trauma, mental disability, and the shame that prevents people from seeking help.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His surreal and darkly comic narratives in films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' dissect how society marginalizes and shames those perceived as different or disabled.

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