His films meticulously dissect family secrets, moral ambiguities, and interpersonal conflicts that tear households apart, most powerfully in 'A Separation' and 'Everybody Knows'.

He explores fractured family bonds, grief, and the complexities of parenthood with profound tenderness in works like 'After Life' and 'Shoplifters'.

Her visceral, formally innovative cinema examines maternal trauma, loss, and psychological breakdown within families in films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Mild Dissolving'.