Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' explore trauma and psychological damage with visceral, fragmented storytelling.

She examines violence, abuse, and their psychological aftermath with unflinching intimacy in films like 'Trouble Every Day' and 'High Life'.

His works including '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'graduation' confront abuse, coercion, and systemic trauma with stark realism and moral complexity.