theft and desperation

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore how poverty and desperation drive families to theft and moral compromise while maintaining profound humanism.

His socially conscious cinema, particularly 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You,' depicts how systemic inequality and desperation force individuals toward survival crimes.

Her films like 'Beau Travail' and 'High Life' examine the psychological desperation of marginalized characters whose circumstances lead them toward transgression and theft.