parent-child separation

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' devastatingly explore parent-child bonds, separation, and makeshift families with profound emotional depth.

His socially conscious works such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' examine how systemic poverty and institutional failures forcibly separate parents from children.

Her films 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' intensely probe maternal relationships, loss, and the psychological wounds of separation.