acceptance of outsiders

His films explore found families and social outsiders with profound empathy, particularly in works like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' where marginalized characters create their own communities.

His socially conscious cinema consistently examines the struggles of working-class outsiders and those rejected by society, as seen in 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes'.

Her films deeply explore alienation and social exclusion through the perspectives of troubled outsiders, as powerfully demonstrated in 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'.