sex work and morality

His films like 'Dancer in the Dark' and 'Breaking the Waves' explore vulnerability, exploitation, and moral ambiguity through female characters navigating desperation and survival.

Films such as 'Rust and Bone' and 'Paris, Texas' examine human dignity, economic hardship, and intimate relationships with unflinching realism and compassion.

Her work including 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' probes trauma, morality, and the psychological costs of systemic violence and exploitation.