cross-cultural misunderstanding

His films like 'Broker' and 'Nobody Knows' explore how cultural assumptions and social barriers create profound misunderstandings between people across different backgrounds and families.

Through works like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You', he examines how systemic and cultural disconnects between institutions and individuals lead to tragic misunderstandings.

His surreal films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourites' depict how characters fundamentally misinterpret each other's intentions, creating darkly absurd cultural and interpersonal conflicts.