THEME EXPLORATION

high school bullying

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Elephant
Elephant
2003 · Gus Van Sant
Sorority Girl
Sorority Girl
1957 · Roger Corman
Angus
Angus
1995 · Patrick Read Johnson
Lesson of the Evil
Lesson of the Evil
2012 · Takashi Miike
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Return of the Jungle
Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
Kes
Kes
1969 · Ken Loach
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
Marianne of My Youth
Marianne of My Youth
1955 · Julien Duvivier
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid
2010 · Harald Zwart
The Long Night
The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
1987 · Abbas Kiarostami
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
2016 · J. A. Bayona
Martial Club
Martial Club
1981 · Kar-leung Lau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay Scotland

Her films like 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' explore psychological trauma and social alienation with visceral intensity.

 Joaquim Dos Santos United States

His film 'Elephant' directly depicts a school shooting tragedy while examining the isolation and internal worlds of bullied teens.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His naturalistic dramas like 'Beyond the Hills' examine social cruelty and group dynamics with unflinching psychological depth.