widowed parent

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' intimately explore the vulnerabilities and resilience of single parents raising children in precarious circumstances.

Works such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' depict the struggles of working-class single parents navigating poverty and social systems with unflinching realism.

Films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' examine the psychological depth and moral complexity of parents facing isolation and trauma.