THEME EXPLORATION

foster care

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · John Cassavetes
Critical Care
Critical Care
1997 · Sidney Lumet
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Mya - la mère
Mya - la mère
1970 · Jean Rouch
Toothache
Toothache
1980 · Abbas Kiarostami
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
Diary of Yunbogi
Diary of Yunbogi
1965 · Nagisa Oshima
Il lungo, il corto, il gatto
Il lungo, il corto, il gatto
1967 · Lucio Fulci
The Lady Pays Off
The Lady Pays Off
1951 · Douglas Sirk
When the Cat's Away
When the Cat's Away
1996 · Cédric Klapisch
Bring Her Back
Bring Her Back
2025 · Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou
Cold War
Cold War
1951 · Jack Kinney
Freud Leaving Home
Freud Leaving Home
1991 · Susanne Bier
In a Corner
In a Corner
1998 · Takashi Shimizu
Some Voices
Some Voices
2000 · Simon Cellan Jones
Walter
Walter
1982 · Stephen Frears
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' powerfully depict the struggles of vulnerable children in institutional systems and social welfare.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His masterpiece 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' explore complex family bonds, unconventional parenting, and the definition of familial love beyond biology.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' delve into trauma, damaged childhoods, and the psychological impacts of neglect and dysfunction.