cyclical poverty

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' expose how systemic barriers trap individuals and families in cycles of economic hardship across generations.

His intimate documentaries and narrative films set in Lisbon's poorest neighborhoods chronicle how poverty persists and reproduces itself within marginalized communities.

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' explore how economic desperation forces families into illegal survival strategies, perpetuating cycles they cannot escape.