family and isolation

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore fractured families, unconventional bonds, and how isolation paradoxically creates intimate connections within dysfunctional households.

Through works like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes', he depicts families torn apart by economic hardship and social systems, showing how institutional isolation devastates familial relationships.

In films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer', she portrays psychologically isolated individuals trapped within family structures, exploring emotional disconnection and breakdown.