Traumatic Childhood Movies

The carefree and somewhat idyllic life of a ten year old boy named Marijan is violently interrupted when war ravages his small town of Dalj and his...

Having suffered sexual abuse as a child, Veera grows into a psycho obsessed with sex and kills for pleasure.

A traumatised mother sets off on a personal mission to retrieve her daughter’s favourite stuffed animal from their old home, but can she pull...

Preschool to Prison is a compelling examination of how the United States public school system is built and operated like prisons. Zero-tolerance...

Noah Holiday lives his life being constantly reminded of a tragic event that occurred while he was a baby in 2004. During his rough times alone, Noah...

Plagued by a hidden childhood trauma that is destroying his life, an obsessive-compulsive MMA fighter moves to Fire Island and pretends to be gay in...

During a family dinner, Marine, a young women firefighter and pyromaniac, and Simon, her brother who's suffering from depression, see each other...

After losing her job, Charlie is forced to return to her childhood home. Tensions rise as long since disposed of memories are brought once again to...

The main character of the film, Akif, escapes from an orphanage to find his mother. On this painful journey, with an uncertain ending, the...

Explores the emotional highs and lows of Theo Fleury’s journey, both on and off the ice. A seven-time NHL All-Star, Olympic gold medalist, and...

A young woman's life has very little going for her, her mother having died and her alcoholic father having abandoned her. Nevertheless, she climbs...

A young woman's look at herself through a dream

Maya is Ayaibex's daughter, an addict in recovery that feels a blame for damages that caused her daughter, Maya decides to remember her mother's...

A found footage film about suicidal ideation. Text written by Hannelore Commers.

The film follows Michael Moskowitz’s work with a New York-based therapist named Kirkland Vaughns, one of the few African-American Freudian...

While recording a video tribute to his family, Leo (Rafael Gevú) unravels special moments lived with his beloved uncle Raul to free himself...