family resistance

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore how families resist poverty, social systems, and institutional pressures through unconventional bonds and survival strategies.

His socially conscious films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' depict working-class families resisting economic injustice, governmental indifference, and systemic oppression.

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' examine families resisting trauma, psychological deterioration, and the breakdown of protective bonds.