family trauma and generational patterns

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' intimately explore how family secrets and generational choices shape identity and belonging across time.

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' psychologically dissect inherited trauma and maternal-filial dysfunction with visceral precision.

Through 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar,' he crafts horror narratives that metaphorically manifest unprocessed family trauma and the cyclical nature of psychological damage across generations.