THEME EXPLORATION

medical transplant

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Beyond the Universe
Beyond the Universe
2022 · Diego Freitas
Hands of a Stranger
Hands of a Stranger
1962 · Newt Arnold
Percy
Percy
1971 · Ralph Thomas
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
L’Intrus
L’Intrus
2004 · Claire Denis
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
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
Face/Off
Face/Off
1997 · John Woo
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak
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
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' explore bodily violation and organ transplant ethics through psychological horror and moral ambiguity.

 David Cronenberg Canada

A master of body horror who examines medical transplantation, biological transformation, and the grotesque merger of human bodies in films like 'Rabid' and 'Videodrome'.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His humanistic approach in films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Distance' deeply interrogates themes of sacrifice, bodily autonomy, and the gift of life through emotional and ethical complexity.