Tracing the thread…
His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Shoeshine' depict vulnerable children navigating poverty and exploitation in post-war society.
Ken Loach United KingdomHis socially conscious films such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' expose the precarious lives of marginalized youth facing systemic indifference and danger.
Hirokazu Koreeda JapanHis films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' compassionately chronicle the struggles of abandoned children and makeshift families surviving on society's margins.