parental responsibility

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' intimately examine how parents navigate moral compromises, sacrifice, and unconditional love across fractured families.

Through works like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes,' he portrays the struggles of working-class parents fighting systemic barriers while striving to protect and provide for their children.

In films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin,' she explores the psychological weight and guilt of parental failure with unflinching intensity.