parental regret

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'After the Storm' intimately explore parental failures, missed opportunities, and the complex regret parents carry throughout their lives.

Through works like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes,' he examines how systemic failures and personal limitations lead parents to inadvertently harm their children, creating profound regret.

Her films 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' delve into the darkest aspects of parental responsibility and the unbearable weight of parental guilt and regret.