8 adult films about children

International Children's Day is celebrated on June 1st. What do we learn about children when we watch adult films? PublicPost recalled the 8 best modern (made in the last 5 years) films about children that adults need to see.

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

What happens when brave, smart and loving children feel lonely and unnecessary in the adult world? They act like brave adults: they leave to live in their own world. The music of the sixties, Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, subtle irony in almost every frame and an unexpected happy ending brought this film a Golden Globe and praise from the British Film Academy.

Something's Wrong with Kevin (2011)

This film (an adaptation of Lionel Shriver's novel of the same name) is "Bury Me Behind the Baseboard" in reverse. It is not the child who ends up in family hell, but the parent, the mother, thanks to her long-awaited child. Little Kevin cries all the time and it is impossible to stop him. His mother (Tilda Swinton), in order not to go crazy, drowns out his screams with the sounds of a jackhammer. As soon as his father takes Kevin in his arms, he immediately falls silent. A little older Kevin talks and plays only with his father, and openly hates his mother. Teenage Kevin gradually turns into a monster and destroys everything around him.

Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close (2011)

Jonathan Safran Foer's novel, on which the film is based, was published in 2005 and became a bestseller. The main character Oscar is 10 years old, he is a little withdrawn, writes letters to Gates and Putin and reads Stephen Hawking. Oscar goes on a quest across New York City to solve the last mystery left to him by his father - a victim of the 9/11 terrorist attack. But “Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close” is less about this tragedy than about how the city that experienced it is reflected in the eyes of a child.

I Want to Be a Soldier (2010)

Alex, like Oscar from Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close, is 10 years old. Both of his parents are alive and well. But they consider prohibitions to be the best way of education. Do you want attention, are you tired of your brother and sister always crying, are you lonely? Go away, don't bother me, sit in your room. When Alex's parents finally buy him his own TV, the boy does not leave his room for hours and is irreversibly changed - he begins to shave his head, march and dream of murder. This film is not about the dangers of television, as it might seem at first glance. This is a film about the dangers of parental selfishness.

Mary and Max (2009)

Mary is eight and lives in Melbourne. Max is 44, an obese and agoraphobic Jew from New York. Mary and Max are best friends who have never seen each other. They write letters to each other for the next 18 years, and it changes them both. By the way, Mary and Max are plasticine, because this is a tragicomedy cartoon based on real events. What other recommendations do you need?

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

This is a story about monsters - big, soft and fluffy, but not too kind. A boy named Max, who does not have the easiest temperament and not the most attentive mother, discovers them in the park after he runs away from home. He returns as a completely different person.

Bury me behind the baseboard (2008)

Screen adaptation of Pavel Sanaev's autobiographical novel "Bury Me Behind the Baseboard" with the participation of Maria Shukshina, Svetlana Kryuchkova and Alexey Petrenko. For “Plinth,” which Sanaev wrote at the age of 26, he paid for, as he himself admitted, during his childhood. The film is not as striking as the book: its main idea (that hatred is such an ugly form of love) is not read in the film. But you still need to watch it, if you are not destined to read the book. For those who have not experienced this, for general educational purposes. To those who have survived - to feel a little less alone.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

Bruno is 8 years old, Shmul too. Bruno's father is an SS man from those who guard the concentration camps, Shmul's father is a Jew. Bruno doesn’t understand why Shmul and his family are behind barbed wire, why they wear striped pajamas, and why someone burns something in the stoves from time to time. This is a story of friendship through barbed wire with a tragic ending. However, there were almost no other ends at that time.