captivity and trauma

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore psychological captivity and inherited trauma through deeply unsettling family dynamics and ritual horror.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Lobster depict characters trapped in surreal systems of control and psychological captivity that examine relational trauma.

You Were Never Really Here and We Need to Talk About Kevin are visceral explorations of childhood trauma, violence, and emotional captivity through fragmented storytelling.