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His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Shoeshine' capture the vulnerability and resilience of abandoned children in post-war poverty with devastating emotional authenticity.

Films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'A Shoplifter's Family' explore orphaned and abandoned children with profound tenderness, examining themes of makeshift families and survival with nuanced humanity.

His socially conscious films such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' examine the struggles of vulnerable children in broken systems with unflinching realism and compassion.