His protagonists navigate surreal, hostile worlds where they remain fundamentally alienated from the logic surrounding them, embodying existential outsiderdom.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet UnionHis characters are spiritual and intellectual outsiders struggling against materialist systems, seeking meaning in worlds that reject their deepest values.
Yorgos Lanthimos GreeceHis protagonists exist in bizarre social hierarchies where they remain fundamentally disconnected, questioning the arbitrary rules imposed by insular communities.