THEME EXPLORATION
parental neglect
30 films · 3 directors
Tracing the thread…
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda
Japan
His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' intimately explore parental abandonment and makeshift families formed by neglected children.
Ken Loach United KingdomHis socially conscious films such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' depict how systemic neglect and poverty devastate parent-child relationships.
Lynne Ramsay United KingdomHer films 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' unflinchingly examine parental failure and emotional abandonment.