social guilt

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore how individuals rationalize morally questionable actions within systems of poverty and social inequality, making guilt a collective rather than purely personal burden.

His documentary-style realism in films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' exposes how social structures force ordinary people into compromising situations, generating systemic guilt and complicity.

Works like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' delve into the psychological torment of social guilt, exploring culpability, trauma, and the weight of unspoken responsibility.