His films chronicle working-class struggles and economic precarity with unflinching social realism, exploring how ordinary people navigate poverty and systemic inequality.
Cristian Mungiu RomaniaHis slow-cinema approach meticulously documents the mundane desperation of post-communist economic hardship and the moral compromises required for survival.
Hirokazu Koreeda JapanHe sensitively portrays marginalized families and individuals devising unconventional strategies to survive economic exclusion while maintaining human dignity.