parental trauma

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar meticulously explore inherited familial dysfunction and the psychological scars passed down through generations.

She examines fractured parent-child relationships and maternal trauma with visceral intensity in films like You Were Never Really Here and The Killing of a Sacred Deer.

His emotionally raw filmography, particularly Mommy and It's Only the End of the World, dissects complex maternal relationships and intergenerational pain with poetic vulnerability.