Friendship and brotherhood

His films explore complex bonds between characters across class and circumstance, examining loyalty and solidarity in *Parasite*, *Memories of Murder*, and *Mother*.

He intimately portrays found families and unconventional brotherhoods, questioning what truly defines familial bonds in films like *Shoplifters* and *Broker*.

His work deeply examines the fracturing and redemption of friendships under psychological and emotional strain, particularly in *Hereditary* and *Midsommar*.