Trauma Movies

A depressed man purchases a goblin to heal his trauma and depression, and is forced to face himself.

Following the sudden passing of her parents, Fawn is forced to return to a house she hasn't called home in a very long time. As painful memories...

A young woman confronts the trauma she kept quiet to protect everyone but herself.

Single mother Sengul lives with her only daughter Derya, who decides to leave home for good. Sengul outraged by her daughter’s decision unfolds...

A mother and daughter rent a house for a getaway after suffering a sudden and tragic loss, little do they know the house is run by a secret cult.

Reclaiming what was once stolen from him, a man journeys back to the place of his childhood nearly 80 years after his world came crashing down.

In this Afro-surrealist tale, Coltrane, a gifted saxophonist haunted by trauma, struggles to stay paid and relevant in Harlem’s speakeasy...

An adolescent girl loses her mother and is left to live with her distant family members. She discovers her aunt is keeping her from the last letter...

A poignant exploration of one man’s journey to break the violent chains of intergenerational trauma.

The director's father, Professor Horst E.M. Schüppel - a 23 year old teacher in the Soviet occupied zone of East Germany - was a founding member...

Documentary following six Americans of Japanese ancestry who were held in U.S. internment camps during World War II.

The work of Leiden professor Bastiaans on dealing with the trauma of war victims attracts the attention of filmmaker Louis van Gasteren. He decides...

The brutal murder of her parents leaves daughter and only witness, Finn, injured and traumatised. The police place her at the remote house of trauma...

His girlfriend's death, sends young Benjamin on a downward spiral, only made worse by the emotionally unavailable men in his life.

In this documentary, we follow Zwangere Guy during a period of loneliness, pain, and healing. For the first time in his life, he has stopped using...

Renee wakes up one morning in the middle of the desert with blood on her hands. She cannot remember why she is there, how she got there or with whom...

A musician's growth beyond a cult.

Amid the urban forest of Porto Velho, we follow a night of thought streams experienced by Pilar, a young woman who survives by writing for funeral...

A troubled nanny teaches a bullied ten-year-old that freedom to move forward is made possible by shedding the ugly skin of our past.