poverty and economic struggle

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' powerfully depict the struggles of working-class individuals battling systemic poverty and economic injustice.

A neorealist pioneer whose masterpiece 'Bicycle Thieves' intimately explores the desperation of poverty in post-war Rome through the eyes of an unemployed father.

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Still Walking' examine economic hardship and inequality with compassion, revealing how poverty shapes family bonds and survival.