teenage crime

His films like 'Kids' and 'Bully' provide unflinching, controversial explorations of teenage violence, sexuality, and moral decay in suburban America.

Works such as 'Elephant' and 'Paranoid Park' examine teenage alienation and violence with poetic, minimalist approaches that question the origins of youth crime.

Her film 'Thirteen' authentically portrays the psychological spiral and criminal behavior of teenage girls navigating peer pressure and self-destruction.