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Irreverent horror-comedy that mines genre conventions for broad comedic effect.
Hirokazu Koreeda JapanHis films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' intimately explore fractured families and the messy realities of domestic life with profound empathy.
Ken Loach United KingdomHis socially conscious cinema, particularly 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes', captures the chaos of working-class households struggling against systemic pressures.