loss and reconciliation

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' explore familial estrangement and the possibility of human connection across broken relationships.

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Ghost Story' examine trauma, loss, and the fragmented attempts to rebuild meaning after devastating rupture.

His minimalist approach in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' scrutinizes how individuals grapple with moral failure and the painful work of reconciliation.