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Victory Day

Name: Victory Day
Director: Sergei Loznitsa
Released: 2018
Duration: 94 min

Representation Score

2.6/10

Limited

2018

Director

Sergei Loznitsa

Runtime

94 minutes

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Sergei Loznitsa’s documentary uses archival Soviet newsreels to explore how historical memory is shaped. While the film provides a sophisticated look at state-driven rituals, it is limited by the source material, which does not represent LGBTQ+ individuals or people with disabilities. The film highlights traditional gender roles and a strict binary morality. However, it also offers a strong cultural critique, challenging Western-centric narratives through a non-Western, anti-capitalist lens.

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Category Breakdown

Does Victory Day have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. Instead, it features Soviet newsreels that do not show any non-cisgender identities.

How does Victory Day portray gender?

Limited

The film emphasizes traditional gender roles, where men are shown as leaders and fighters, while women are mostly seen in symbolic roles, such as mourning or representing the Motherland.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Victory Day?

Fair

The movie includes a variety of ethnicities but presents them within a state-sanctioned framework of multiculturalism aimed at promoting national unity.

How does Victory Day represent religion and culture?

Good

The film focuses on secular themes and offers a non-Western, anti-capitalist historical perspective. It critiques how institutions create rituals and truth to maintain power.

Does Victory Day include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the film. The newsreels depict people as a uniform, able-bodied group to align with the state's image of strength.

Present on Screen

Provides a sophisticated cultural critique of how institutions shape historical truth.
Offers a non-Western, anti-capitalist perspective that challenges dominant historical narratives.
Includes a diverse range of ethnicities through the lens of Soviet multiculturalism.

Limited or Absent

Lacks any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered narratives.
Reinforces traditional gender hierarchies by relegating women to symbolic or domestic roles.
Does not include any representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Every year, on the 9th of May, people gather in Treptower Park in Berlin. They come dressed in their best outfits or in Soviet military uniform. They carry flags, banners and posters. They lay flowers at the monument to the Soviet soldier; they sing, dance and drink. They celebrate the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany.The film is a direct reportage from Treptower Park 72 years after the victory.

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