wealth inequality

His films consistently expose systemic poverty and class struggle through intimate portraits of working-class families struggling against institutional inequality.

His works examine the disparities between rich and poor through compassionate storytelling, most notably in 'Shoplifters' and 'Parasite'-adjacent themes of economic desperation.

His austere, unflinching cinema documents post-communist Eastern European societies grappling with corruption, poverty, and the widening gap between classes.