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Trauma

#Trauma
1 director2 episodesin Character Psychology

Lynne Ramsay

2 episodes touching this theme
  • Strongly explored
    Ratcatcher – What’s New Pussycat?

    Feb 2026

    "You agree it's trauma, but KT calls much of James's self-inflicted since he let Ryan drown, while Oti asks for grace: a kid who thought Ryan was playing and ran, hoping it was a dream."

  • Partially
    We Need to Talk About Kevin – Deliver Us From Eva

    Feb 2026

    "Trauma comes up only indirectly: folding it in with death, grief and guilt, KT sees something passed down, Eva's eggshells mirrored in Kevin's fingernails, which Oti calls learned behaviour; KT can't tell whether Eva's indifference left Kevin with lasting trauma."