school expulsion

His films like 'Kes' and 'Sweet Sixteen' powerfully depict how institutional systems, including schools, marginalize and expel vulnerable youth from society.

His documentary and narrative work examines rigid educational institutions and social exclusion, particularly in '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and related social commentaries.

Her films 'Ratcatcher' and 'You Were Never Really Here' explore alienation and institutional failure through the eyes of troubled youth struggling against conformist systems.