THEME EXPLORATION

juvenile delinquent

14 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Los olvidados
Los olvidados
1950 · Luis Buñuel
Dead End
Dead End
1937 · William Wyler
Brothers
Brothers
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
1955 · Nicholas Ray
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Scum
Scum
1979 · Alan Clarke
Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
Duvar
Duvar
1983 · Yílmaz Güney
Stefania
Stefania
1966 · Yannis Dalianidis
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006 · Takashi Miike
Pixote
Pixote
1980 · Héctor Babenco
Father Hope
Father Hope
2002 · Ruggero Deodato
Wilderness
Wilderness
2006 · MJ Bassett
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His seminal film 'The 400 Blows' is a foundational work that explores juvenile delinquency with empathy, capturing the psychology of troubled youth with poetic depth.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Palme d'Or winning' works examine juvenile crime and delinquency as symptoms of systemic poverty and family dysfunction with humanistic compassion.