THEME EXPLORATION

medical helplessness

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912 · D.W. Griffith
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier
Distant Trumpet
Distant Trumpet
1952 · Terence Fisher
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
L’Enfant sauvage
L’Enfant sauvage
1970 · François Truffaut
Red Beard
Red Beard
1965 · Akira Kurosawa
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
1975 · Mauro Bolognini
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson
The Fight Against Cancer
The Fight Against Cancer
1947 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
El rebozo de Soledad/Soledad’s Shawl
El rebozo de Soledad/Soledad’s Shawl
1952 · Roberto Gavaldón
Il miele del diavolo
Il miele del diavolo
1986 · Lucio Fulci
Recovery
Recovery
1956 · Konrad Wolf
Puzzle of Pain
Puzzle of Pain
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
The Kingdom II
The Kingdom II
1997 · Lars von Trier
When the City Dies
When the City Dies
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
Beyond the Universe
Beyond the Universe
2022 · Diego Freitas
Black Magic 2
Black Magic 2
1976 · Ho Meng-Hua
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'After Life' and 'The Third Person' explore the limitations of medicine and human inability to prevent suffering and loss.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Works such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' depict how systemic failures and medical bureaucracy leave vulnerable people helpless.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'Ratcatcher' examine psychological trauma and the inadequacy of institutional care to heal broken individuals.