disability and social stigma

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'The Third Person' intimately examine marginalization and social exclusion through vulnerable characters navigating systemic indifference.

His social realist films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' directly confront how institutional systems disable and stigmatize vulnerable populations.

Works like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' explore psychological trauma and social alienation through fragmented, empathetic storytelling.