THEME EXPLORATION

infant abandonment

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Superman Returns
Superman Returns
2006 · Bryan Singer
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Marc Webb
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca
A Baby’s Shoe
A Baby’s Shoe
1909 · D.W. Griffith
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · John Cassavetes
Autumn Moon
Autumn Moon
1992 · Clara Law
A Woman Like Satan
A Woman Like Satan
1958 · Julien Duvivier
Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
La Mort en ce jardin
La Mort en ce jardin
1956 · Luis Buñuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

Consistently examines the vulnerability of abandoned and neglected children within systems of poverty and social inequality.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Repeatedly explores themes of abandonment and makeshift families through intimate character studies of displaced and orphaned children.