He directed his first feature film "The Return" (2003), which received several awards, including a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. His second feature film "The Banishment" (2007) premiered at its year's Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for a Palme d'Or. This was followed by "Apocrypha" (2008), a short segment for the film "New York, I Love You". The segment was eventually cut from the film's theatrical release but is included on the DVD.