poverty and charity

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' unflinchingly document the struggles of working-class people facing systemic poverty and indifference.

His neorealist masterpiece 'Bicycle Thieves' captures the desperation of poverty in post-war Rome and the moral complexities of survival.

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Invisible Man' explore poverty, makeshift families, and the bonds formed through shared hardship with profound empathy.