orphanhood and identity

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' profoundly explore how orphaned or abandoned children construct identity and family bonds outside conventional structures.

Works such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' examine how social neglect and displacement shape the identity of vulnerable youth searching for belonging.

Her films 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' delve into fractured identities and psychological trauma rooted in parental absence and abandonment.