teenage criminality

His film 'La Haine' (1995) is a seminal work exploring urban youth violence and the social conditions driving teenage criminality in marginalized communities.

Films like 'Elephant' (2003) and 'Paranoid Park' (2007) examine teenage alienation, violence, and the psychological dimensions of youth crime with poetic intensity.

Her films 'Fish Tank' (2009) and 'American Honey' (2016) deeply explore vulnerable teenagers caught in cycles of exploitation and petty criminality.