parent-child conflict

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' intimately explore the complexities of parent-child bonds, family loyalty, and what truly defines familial relationships.

In films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation,' he depicts generational tensions and the moral conflicts between parents' compromises and children's idealism.

Her films such as 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' probe the psychological depths of parental responsibility and fractured family trauma.