generational abuse

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' unflinchingly examine how trauma and abuse cycle through families and damage psyches across generations.

In 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar,' Aster explores how familial dysfunction, inherited pain, and parental damage perpetuate destructive patterns that consume subsequent generations.

His works like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' dissect how systemic corruption and parental compromise create moral compromise and psychological damage in their children.