THEME EXPLORATION

genetic identity

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Spider
Spider
2002 · David Cronenberg
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Allegiant
Allegiant
2016 · Robert Schwentke
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

Works like 'Sicario' and 'Blade Runner 2049' interrogate how identity is constructed versus predetermined, blurring nature and nurture.

 Ari Aster United States

His films probe family bloodlines and inherited curses as manifestations of genetic and cultural identity passed through generations.