maternal absence

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Like Father, Like Son' profoundly explore the emotional and psychological voids created by absent or negligent mothers.

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' delve into fractured maternal relationships and the trauma of maternal absence.

Her films including 'The Eternal Memory' and 'Songs Without Names' examine maternal loss and absence within contexts of social upheaval and personal displacement.