His documentarian approach exposes systemic exploitation of working-class people, including performers and laborers, through compassionate realism.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder GermanyHis films unflinchingly depict the psychological and physical exploitation of actors and performers within power-imbalanced relationships and the entertainment industry.
Abbas Kiarostami IranHis meta-cinematic works question the ethics of filmmaking itself, revealing how directors can exploit performers and blur the line between documentary and performance.