Tracing the thread…
His films consistently expose how institutions fail vulnerable people, examining systems of welfare, education, and social control with unflinching realism.
Michael Dowse AustriaHe dissects institutional violence and repression through controlled, austere cinema that interrogates schools, care homes, and power hierarchies.
Yorgos Lanthimos GreeceHis surreal, darkly comic films deconstruct institutional rules and social conditioning, depicting how systems warp human relationships and behavior.