His films like 'The Thin Red Line' poetically explore the existential absence and spiritual loss of soldiers in war.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet UnionHis meditative works examine the psychological and temporal dissolution of soldiers, particularly in 'Ivan's Childhood' and 'Stalker'.
László Nemes HungaryHis immersive, fragmentary filmmaking in 'Son of Saul' and 'Sunset' captures the haunting absence and erasure of individuals in historical trauma.