THEME EXPLORATION

school sports

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Here Comes the Boom
Here Comes the Boom
2012 · Frank Coraci
Kings Ransom
Kings Ransom
2009 · Peter Berg
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
1968 · Kon Ichikawa
Rebound
Rebound
2023 · Chang Hang-jun
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Short Plays
Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Dead Cert
Dead Cert
1974 · Tony Richardson
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
Film For Guitar
Film For Guitar
1966 · Bruce Beresford
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
Marianne of My Youth
Marianne of My Youth
1955 · Julien Duvivier
The Hand of God
The Hand of God
2021 · Paolo Sorrentino
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
1987 · Abbas Kiarostami
Aenigma
Aenigma
1987 · Lucio Fulci
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
1930 · Dziga Vertov
Garrincha: Joy of the People
Garrincha: Joy of the People
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' poignantly explore how school sports and physical education reflect broader class divisions and institutional failure in education.

 François Truffaut France

In 'The 400 Blows,' he captures the tension between adolescent physicality, school discipline, and sports as both escape and constraint in coming-of-age narratives.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films examine school sports culture as a lens into Japanese society's values around discipline, teamwork, and the pressures placed on youth.