parental abduction

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' examine how systemic failures tear families apart and deprive children of parental care.

In 'A Separation' and 'Everybody Knows', he explores custody disputes, parental rights, and the emotional devastation of family rupture with moral complexity.

Her films 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' probe the psychological consequences of maternal absence and parental trauma.