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The Christmas Retreat

Name: The Christmas Retreat
Director: Jason Bourque
Released: 2022
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

2.2/10

Limited

2022

Director

Jason Bourque

Runtime

90 minutes

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The Christmas Retreat is a conventional genre piece that prioritizes established holiday clichés. It functions as a restorative experience rooted in traditional Western sentiment rather than a work of social deconstruction. The narrative architecture reinforces existing social and romantic hierarchies. By focusing on a standard romantic breakup and reconnection, the film offers minimal disruption to conventional cultural expectations. Ultimately, the film lacks the intentionality required to challenge systemic norms, opting instead for a predictable and comfortable romantic comedy structure.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Christmas Retreat have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film follows a traditional heterosexual relationship arc and does not include any non-binary gender identities or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does The Christmas Retreat portray gender?

Fair

Kim drives the emotional journey after a failed engagement proposal. However, the plot relies on standard romantic archetypes without challenging gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Christmas Retreat?

Limited

The production adheres to conventional casting patterns typical of the holiday romance genre. There is no evidence of a non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast.

How does The Christmas Retreat represent religion and culture?

Minimal

The story reinforces traditional Western seasonal values through a Christmas retreat. It promotes the stability of traditional social customs and family intervention.

Does The Christmas Retreat include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no discernible mention of characters navigating physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Provides a restorative experience rooted in traditional holiday sentiment.
Features a clear emotional journey driven by a central female protagonist.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth gender identities or LGBTQ+ perspectives.
Relies heavily on traditional straight-centered and Western cultural archetypes.
Offers minimal subversion of standard gender hierarchies or social norms.

Official Synopsis

When Kim's boyfriend breaks up with her instead of proposing, Kim's mom takes her away to a Christmas Retreat to reconnect with the spirit of the holiday. There she meets newly unemployed Mark.

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