Family separation

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Like Father, Like Son' intimately explore fractured family bonds, child abandonment, and the emotional aftermath of separation.

Known for social realist works like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes,' he documents how systemic forces tear families apart and examines the human cost of separation.

Films like 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' delve into psychological fractures within families and the isolation that follows rupture.