rural vs urban divide

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' expose the stark economic and social disparities between rural and urban working-class communities.

Works such as 'Still Walking' and 'Shoplifters' explore tensions between rural family traditions and urban modern life, examining cultural disconnection.

Films like 'La Promesse' and 'Two Days, One Night' document the struggles of working-class characters caught between industrial decline and urban displacement.