childhood illness

His films like 'After the Storm' and 'Our Little Sister' delicately explore how childhood experiences and family trauma shape adults, with recurring motifs of vulnerability and illness.

In 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar', he unflinchingly depicts how childhood trauma and loss—including sickness within families—cascade into psychological devastation.

Her films 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' examine how childhood suffering and mental illness manifest into fractured adult consciousness.