THEME EXPLORATION

redemption and innocence

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2026 · Quentin Tarantino
Les Anges du péché
Les Anges du péché
1943 · Robert Bresson
Little Angels of Luck
Little Angels of Luck
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Miracle in Cell No. 7
Miracle in Cell No. 7
2019 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
The Idiot
The Idiot
1951 · Akira Kurosawa
The Lady Pays Off
The Lady Pays Off
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Hero
Hero
1992 · Stephen Frears
One, Two, Three, Sun
One, Two, Three, Sun
1993 · Bertrand Blier
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
The Shadow Strays
The Shadow Strays
2024 · Timo Tjahjanto
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
The Hunt
The Hunt
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films like 'A City of Sadness' and 'The Assassin' explore innocence lost to historical trauma and the possibility of redemption through memory and acceptance.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' unflinchingly examine guilt, trauma, and the struggle toward redemption through damaged protagonists.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' tenderly explore how morally complex characters seek redemption and protection of innocence within broken social systems.