THEME EXPLORATION

parental control and freedom

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Child's Pose
Child's Pose
2013 · Călin Peter Netzer
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Crime Zone
Crime Zone
1988 · Luis Llosa
Spontaneous Combustion
Spontaneous Combustion
1990 · Tobe Hooper
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Funny Games
Funny Games
1997 · Michael Haneke
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
Little Crusader
Little Crusader
2017 · Václav Kadrnka
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
Everyone's In It
Everyone's In It
2026 · Shamikh Gazali
KD – The Devil
KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem
Godari Gattupaina
Godari Gattupaina
2026 · subash chandra
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
Run Rabbit Run
Run Rabbit Run
2026 · Daina Reid
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
The Boy Who Gave
The Boy Who Gave
2026 · Allison Precious Emmanuel
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
2024 · Mark Dindal
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' deeply examine parental responsibility, control, and the tension between protecting children and allowing them autonomy.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Works such as 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' explore how parental control, trauma, and freedom intersect with psychological complexity.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' interrogate power dynamics, control, and the constraints placed on individuals within hierarchical relationships.