class struggle and poverty

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' powerfully document working-class struggles and systemic poverty with unflinching realism.

Films such as 'The Wrestler' and 'Requiem for a Dream' viscerally explore the desperation and degradation of poverty and economic despair.

His works like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' compassionately examine poverty, inequality, and marginalized families struggling to survive.