His film 'Kes' and social realist work explores displacement and vulnerable children navigating harsh institutional systems.
Vittorio De Sica ItalyHis neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' depict the plight of displaced and abandoned children in post-war urban environments.
Hirokazu Koreeda JapanHis films including 'Nobody Knows' and 'Like Father, Like Son' deeply examine child separation, abandonment, and the evacuation of children from family structures.