caged captivity

His films use confined domestic spaces and long takes to explore psychological and social entrapment within family and historical structures.

He systematically examines captivity, confinement, and control in films like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent', where characters are trapped by circumstance, violence, or societal expectations.

Her work explores physical and economic captivity, depicting characters confined by poverty, landscape, and social systems in films like 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider'.