exploitation of youth

His social realist films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' unflinchingly expose how economic systems and institutions exploit vulnerable young people.

Films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' examine how youth are pressured and compromised by corrupt social structures and moral corruption.

Her work, particularly 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin,' delves into trauma, abuse, and the psychological destruction of young lives.