His social realist films often depict the struggles of working-class families with newborns, exploring poverty and institutional challenges through intimate family narratives.
Hirokazu Kore-eda JapanHe repeatedly examines parenthood and the arrival of newborns with tenderness and nuance, exploring how infants reshape family dynamics and adult identities.
Denis Villeneuve FranceHer films frequently feature newborns as catalysts for examining motherhood, bodily transformation, and the psychological complexity of early parenthood in modern life.