parental identity

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' profoundly explore the meaning of parenthood beyond biology, examining how love and responsibility define parental identity.

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' intensely interrogate parental guilt, trauma, and the psychological complexities of the parent-child bond.

His films including 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Florida Project' disturbingly deconstruct parental authority, responsibility, and the often disturbing nature of familial relationships.