parental violence

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' unflinchingly examine trauma, parental responsibility, and cycles of violence with visceral intensity.

His minimalist, observational style in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' explores how parental pressure and family dysfunction shape moral compromise and violence.

His films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' use horror and psychological depth to interrogate inherited trauma, parental control, and how family violence reverberates across generations.