Tracing the thread…
His films consistently expose the misunderstandings and prejudices between working-class characters and institutional power structures through intimate, realist storytelling.
Hirokazu Koreeda JapanHe explores how class assumptions and social hierarchies create profound misunderstandings between characters from different economic backgrounds, particularly in family and community dynamics.
Leigh Whannell United KingdomHis character-driven improvisational method reveals deep class tensions and mutual incomprehension between middle and working-class characters with both humor and pathos.