Tracing the thread…
His films frequently depict the dissolution of social hierarchies and institutions through intimate character interactions that resist conventional narrative authority.
Lee Chang-dong South KoreaHis works explore the failure of social systems and ideological structures, presenting protagonists who confront the breakdown of order and meaning in modern Korean society.
Bong Joon-ho South KoreaHis films interrogate class hierarchies and systemic oppression, depicting how individuals and groups resist or exist outside formal societal structures through transgressive acts.