class divide and poverty

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' unflinchingly document poverty and systemic inequality affecting working-class individuals.

Films such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Parasite' (co-directed sensibilities) explore how poverty forces families into moral compromise and highlights the invisible class boundaries.

'Parasite' masterfully uses genre to reveal the absurdity and tragedy of class division through darkly comic commentary on wealth inequality.