The Unbreakable Lens: An Artist’s Defiant Journey Through Silence and Light

As his artistic voice matured, the director shifted his lens toward the more pressing and often uncomfortable realities of his society. He became a chronicler of the marginalized, with a particular emphasis on the systemic challenges faced by women and the impoverished. His work during the early 2000s took on a more overtly critical tone, utilizing a "circular" narrative structure to suggest the inescapable cycles of social and legal entrapment. These films were characterized by a stark, uncompromising realism that often utilized non-professional actors and real-world locations, blurring the lines between documentary and fiction to create a sense of immediate, lived experience.