THEME EXPLORATION

maternal survival

38 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aliens
Aliens
1986 · James Cameron
Dolly
Dolly
2026 · Rod Blackhurst
Scream 7
Scream 7
2026 · Kevin Williamson
Mother
Mother
1952 · Mikio Naruse
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
Three Secrets
Three Secrets
1950 · Robert Wise
Cinema Jazireh
Cinema Jazireh
2025 · Gözde Kural
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
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Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
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1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay Scotland

Works such as 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' probe maternal guilt, vulnerability, and the psychological survival required to navigate motherhood's darkest territories.

 Karyn Kusama United States

Films like 'The Invitation' and 'Destroyer' examine mothers fighting for physical and emotional survival against systemic violence and personal trauma.