parental influence

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' profoundly explore how parental choices, values, and bonds shape children's identities and futures.

Her visceral works including 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' examine how parental trauma and relationships deeply wound and define their children.

His darkly surreal films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' interrogate parental control, manipulation, and the psychological damage of twisted family hierarchies.