THEME EXPLORATION

trauma and legacy

43 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ídolos
Ídolos
2026 · Mat Whitecross
Putin
Putin
2026 · Patryk Vega
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August
1991 · Akira Kurosawa
The Beloved
The Beloved
2026 · Rodrigo Sorogoyen
The Real End of the Great War
The Real End of the Great War
1957 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
2023 · Émilie Brisavoine
Tetro
Tetro
2009 · Francis Ford Coppola
Scream VI
Scream VI
2023 · Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
The Monkey
The Monkey
2025 · Osgood Perkins
Enid
Enid
2009 · James Hawes
The Staggering Girl
The Staggering Girl
2019 · Luca Guadagnino
The Tree of Blood
The Tree of Blood
2018 · Julio Medem
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Cemetery of Splendor
Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Maps To the Stars
Maps To the Stars
2014 · David Cronenberg
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Honeymoon
Honeymoon
2013 · Jan Hřebejk
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Men Don’t Cry
Men Don’t Cry
2017 · Alen Drljević
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar meticulously explore how familial trauma and grief manifest across generations, haunting characters through psychological and supernatural imagery.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Works such as You Were Never Really Here and We Need to Talk About Kevin examine how personal trauma shapes identity and behavior, fragmenting narrative structure to mirror fractured psyches.

 Pablo Larraín Chile

His films including Jackie and Spencer dissect how historical and personal trauma imprint upon iconic figures, exploring the psychological weight of legacy and public expectation.