parental frustration

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Our Little Sister' intimately explore the anxieties, guilt, and emotional complexity parents experience in their relationships with children.

His socially conscious works such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' depict the overwhelming pressures and helplessness parents face when struggling against systemic forces beyond their control.

Films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' present fractured, visceral portraits of parental desperation, failure, and psychological unraveling.