family crisis

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'After the Storm' intimately explore fractured family bonds, economic hardship, and the struggle to maintain familial connections across generations.

Films such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' dissect family dysfunction, moral compromise, and the psychological toll of societal pressures on relationships.

Her works like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' unflinchingly examine parental trauma, mental illness, and the devastating consequences of family breakdown.