missing father

His films like 'Babel' and 'Biutiful' explore absent and emotionally distant fathers and the psychological scars they leave on families.

In works like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar', he examines trauma, family dysfunction, and the haunting absence of paternal protection and guidance.

His films including 'After the Storm' and 'Nobody Knows' deeply explore fatherhood, abandonment, and the emotional void left by absent fathers in children's lives.