coming of age in captivity

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' explore psychological confinement and traumatic maturation through fragmented, claustrophobic narratives.

Works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' examine adolescence and coming-of-age through deliberately constrained, artificial worlds that trap characters in ritualistic power dynamics.

Her films 'American Honey' and 'Fish Tank' capture the painful journey to adulthood within restrictive social and economic circumstances, blending raw realism with poetic visual language.