THEME EXPLORATION

education struggles

31 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Thursday’s Children
Thursday’s Children
1954 · Lindsay Anderson
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
2018 · Brad Bird
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
My Soul Brother
My Soul Brother
1994 · Mariano Barroso
Forsaken
Forsaken
2026 · Vincent Garenq
The Sex Thief
The Sex Thief
1998 · Christian Petzold
Diary of a Nobody
Diary of a Nobody
1964 · Ken Russell
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953 · Kon Ichikawa
Spring Awakens
Spring Awakens
1947 · Mikio Naruse
The Colours
The Colours
1976 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
H Is for House
H Is for House
1976 · Peter Greenaway
Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · František Vláčil
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · Zhang Yimou
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Flor de mayo/May Flower/Beyond All Limits
Flor de mayo/May Flower/Beyond All Limits
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Kino-Pravda No. 15
Kino-Pravda No. 15
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Maria in Silence
Maria in Silence
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
Song of China
Song of China
1935 · Fei Mu
Class of 1984
Class of 1984
1982 · Mark L. Lester
Cold War
Cold War
1951 · Jack Kinney
Complacent
Complacent
2012 · Steven R. Monroe
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films chronicle systemic failures in education and social institutions through intimate character studies of working-class families navigating poverty and educational inequality.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores how education systems fail vulnerable children and families, examining institutional shortcomings through compassionate narratives about marginalized youth.