Movies: Generational trauma

A teenage girl grapples with feelings of shame and guilt after having sex for the first time, leading to a thoughtful exploration of generational shame, societal expectations, and self-worth....

A tense drama set during the 2024 anti-immigration riots. Written, directed and starring Islah Abdur-Rahman (Man Like Mobeen, Alma's Not Normal), it explores identity, generational trauma, and the fight for belonging in a divided Britain....

Northern Portugal. An imposing residence with its garden and magnolia tree. As we know, home is a place that film, this outdoor art, has often used to depict less the joys of family life than a pernicious space. André Gil Mata has made it his stage, ...

In the heart of a Dominican family’s home, the youngest daughter’s thirteenth birthday is being celebrated. Balloons, cake, and music cannot hide the tension that lingers in the air. Amid the party, between music and applause, Minerva receives a spec...

The night before her eighteenth birthday recital, an overworked and undertalented pianist is abducted by three ghouls....

The untold story of a Jewish baby who was born in the death camp before the liberation and survived. An extraordinary journey of the second and third generation, breaking the cycle of trauma to free themselves from Auschwitz - forever....

In a community haunted by domestic strife and inter-community violence, a young Black man finds himself stalked by a sinister Apparition—an embodiment of generational trauma and suppressed identity. Battling to preserve his true sense of self against...

A generational trauma through the lens of an Asian American teenager through food and poetry....

Dealing with anxiety and phobias, Dafni struggles to finish a drawing. As she navigates her relationship with her mother, friends, as well as a dog that she’s been asked to pet sit, her old best friend suddenly reappears after many years and wants to...

THIS WILL NEVER WORK is about a Black family coming together to have an intervention for Amanda's drinking problem. They've hired a therapist named Trevor (a white man, not that it matters), written emotional letters, and now they sit and wait for Am...

Success and talent are almost devilish obsessions for Damiano, an aspiring writer unable to express himself creatively. After getting kicked out of the house by his father and taken in by his girlfriend Aretha, he embarks on a daring quest to conquer...

Rosa and Maria are mother and daughter who have a troubled relationship. Despite not showing affection, Rosa makes courageous decisions to ensure that her daughter, Maria, follows a different path from her own in all areas of life. The movie takes us...

Streamed exclusively on her Instagram stories, film maker Janne Elens takes us on a short and intimate journey to her family's abandoned house to reflect on her past and communicate with her deceased grandmother's spirit....

A bar joke goes awry, unraveling into a surreal tale that explores the acceptance of self, others, and queer identity....

Two sisters try to survive the war by isolating themselves inside the house after their parents have disappeared. Through strange messages and clues, they try to figure out where their parents have gone....

Haunted by her turbulent past, a young woman embarks on an emotional journey to confront her mother's legacy, seeking healing and closure as she grapples with the scars that still define her present....

In a country ravaged by generational trauma, a psychiatrist trains grandmothers to treat depression within their communities....

76-year-old widower Encek convenes his children for a final dinner, unveiling concealed memoirs of love, loss and generational wounds before choosing the sea as his reunion place with his deceased wife....