Trauma Movies

After the death of his mother, Carlos returns to his childhood home. During a long night, Carlos is confronted with the many neighbors of his...

On September 7, 2012, Ashley MacDonald was sexually assaulted. In this powerful first time film, she talks to strangers about what that same day...

A mysterious young woman will appear in Clément’s solitary life. She will guide him and accompany him to his inner liberation.

The filmmakers' 21-year-old daughter journeys from locked-down psych wards and diagnostic labels toward expansive worlds of creativity, connection,...

After being raised and abused in the foster care system, twin brothers find refuge with a group of misfits who turn out to be a violent band of...

Kira finds it difficult to wake up, as sleep paralysis and psychological trauma from her childhood keep her in an endless cycle of nightmares.

HOMELESS is a documentary that humanizes unhoused people and explores their backgrounds, dreams and struggles to find the way home. The film aims to...

Man and boy play a futile game of chess in the middle of nowhere. An internal struggle between what is and what can no longer be.

In a world torn apart, silence speaks louder than words. A fleeting moment of birth challenges the noise of war.

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

After a party, Valeria wakes up with signs of rape. Her main suspect is her friend, although evidence rules him out. The lack of proofs will mess...

Lou (29) is a present-day nomad. Forever in search of the ultimate kind of freedom, she’s long ago blocked out what it is she is actually...

The film tells the bittersweet love life of a group of young men who could not be more different from each other: Ryuji is a teenager passionate...