Both films are about a family who aren't all they appear to be: they form a family in which not all of the members are necessarily related.
Both films question the notion of "traditional family" as they show child abuse and other aberrations the members had suffered in the past. What if the fake family is more real than the original one? What if real happiness comes from a chosen family in which bonds are not by blood?
Both films question the notion of "traditional family" as they show child abuse and other aberrations the members had suffered in the past. What if the fake family is more real than the original one? What if real happiness comes from a chosen family in which bonds are not by blood?