escape from family

His films explore fractured family dynamics and the tension between belonging and independence, particularly in works like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Like Father, Like Son'.

He consistently examines the claustrophobia of family relationships and characters' desperate attempts to break free, as seen in 'Mommy' and 'It's Only the End of the World'.

His socially conscious films depict characters struggling against economic hardship and family constraints, using escape as both literal and metaphorical resistance in works like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake'.