THEME EXPLORATION

elderly vulnerability

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Throuple
Throuple
2026 · Greyson Horst
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Abus de faiblesse
Abus de faiblesse
2013 · Catherine Breillat
Audition
Audition
2000 · Takashi Miike
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Crossing A Dawn
Crossing A Dawn
2026 · Zhao Badou
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
Leviticus
Leviticus
2026 · Adrian Chiarella
The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Voice of Hind Rajab
2026 · Kaouther Ben Hania
As Armas e o Povo
As Armas e o Povo
1975 · Glauber Rocha
The Night of the Iguana *
The Night of the Iguana *
1964 · John Huston
The Innocent Sorcerers
The Innocent Sorcerers
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958 · Sidney Lumet
Tissues
Tissues
1980 · Jane Campion
A Certain Kind of Silence
A Certain Kind of Silence
2019 · Michal Hogenauer
Borders of Love
Borders of Love
2022 · Tomasz Wiński
Panic Attack
Panic Attack
2018 · Paweł Maślona
Hadaka no Machi
Hadaka no Machi
1937 · Tomu Uchida
The Best Offer
The Best Offer
2013 · Giuseppe Tornatore
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
2016 · Osgood Perkins
18th Rose
18th Rose
2026 · Dolly Dulu
Coming Out
Coming Out
2001 · Kim Jee-woon
Gerry
Gerry
2002 · Gus Van Sant
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
2006 · Tsai Ming-liang
Rooms for Tourists
Rooms for Tourists
2004 · Adrián García Bogliano
Swingers
Swingers
2002 · Stephan Brenninkmeijer
The Tuner
The Tuner
2005 · Kira Muratova
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'After Life' intimately examine aging, loss, and the dignity of elderly characters facing mortality and isolation.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious works such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' expose how systemic failures leave elderly and vulnerable populations abandoned and struggling.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her film 'Nomadland' powerfully portrays elderly Americans facing economic precarity and social invisibility while searching for community and purpose in their final years.