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After the Rain, on Thursday

Name: After the Rain, on Thursday
Director: Mikhail Yuzovskiy
Released: 1986
Duration: 78 min

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

1986

Director

Mikhail Yuzovskiy

Runtime

78 minutes

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After the Rain, on Thursday is a fantasy adventure that prioritizes social and class commentary over modern identity politics. It successfully challenges traditional power structures by elevating a female figure to a position of state authority and examining the instability of ruling classes. The film expands its scope by incorporating Mid-Eastern cultural elements, providing a broader mythological framework compared to many historical dramas of its time. However, the film remains limited by a lack of visible LGBTQ+ representation and a heavy reliance on male-driven conflict.

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Category Breakdown

Does After the Rain, on Thursday have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships. The story focuses on traditional family roles such as motherhood and brotherhood.

How does After the Rain, on Thursday portray gender?

Fair

A mother character holds significant political power, occupying the highest position in the state. However, the main plot revolves around male-centric archetypes like princes and wizards.

How racially and ethnically diverse is After the Rain, on Thursday?

Good

The story includes a Mid-Eastern khan and a bird-woman, introducing non-Western archetypes into the fantasy setting. This broadens the cultural and mythological scope of the film.

How does After the Rain, on Thursday represent religion and culture?

Good

The plot critiques rigid social hierarchies and institutional corruption through themes of class displacement and the concept of a changeling prince, challenging inherited rights.

Does After the Rain, on Thursday include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information available regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this work.

Present on Screen

The film elevates a mother to a high political office, showcasing strong female leadership.
It introduces non-Western archetypes, expanding the cultural and mythological scope.
The narrative effectively critiques rigid social hierarchies and institutional corruption.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight characters.
The central conflict is heavily reliant on traditional male-centric archetypes.
There is no representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A palace steward conspires with bandits to kidnap an infant czar's son and an orphan adopted by the czar, replacing the prince with the steward's son. Two decades later the true prince and his foster brother are slaves in a quarry, the changeling grew up as a prince, and his mother has been elevated to the highest position in the state for "saving" the prince, but losing her own child. Then the brothers escape, the changeling prince departs to fight an immortal wizard and vanishes, and the brothers have to deal with the wizard. Which includes stealing a bird-woman from a Mid-Eastern khan and figuring where the wizard's death is.

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