family expectations

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Broker' intimately explore the tensions between biological and chosen family, and the weight of parental expectations across generations.

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' examine how familial trauma and unmet expectations shape identity and psychological fragmentation.

Her films including 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Girlhood' probe the complex dynamics between desire, identity, and the expectations imposed by family, society, and circumstance.