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When The Kid Was A Kid

Name: When The Kid Was A Kid
Director: Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
Released: 2011
Duration: 17 min

Representation Score

5.7/10

Fair

2011

Director

Anahita Ghazvinizadeh

Runtime

17 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film disrupts the idealized family cliché by highlighting the complexities of divorce and maternal ability to act. By using a child's perspective, it shifts away from traditional hierarchies and offers a nuanced view of domestic life. While the film provides a strong cultural perspective and challenges patriarchal family structures, it remains limited in its representation. The lack of LGBTQ+ identities and disability representation prevents it from achieving a higher score. Overall, the film is a meaningful exploration of empathy and role-play, offering a localized, non-Western view of family dynamics.

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Category Breakdown

Does When The Kid Was A Kid have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include explicit representations of LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships. It focuses on a child's experience in a divorced household.

How does When The Kid Was A Kid portray gender?

Good

The story revolves around a child taking on his mother's role in a play, which grants the female character a significant role and intellectual depth.

How racially and ethnically diverse is When The Kid Was A Kid?

Fair

The film offers a non-Western perspective on family dynamics. However, it does not include a diverse cast or multi-ethnic actors.

How does When The Kid Was A Kid represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative challenges traditional views by focusing on a single-mother household. It explores the child's evolving understanding of morality.

Does When The Kid Was A Kid include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict any physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Disrupts traditional nuclear family clichés by focusing on a single-mother household.
Uses role-reversal to give the female character a significant role in driving the story and depth.
Provides a non-Western perspective on domestic realism and family dynamics.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
Does not depict any physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Does not feature a diverse cast beyond its primary cultural setting.

Official Synopsis

Taha, a ten years old, is involved in a play in which children imitate their parents' roles. Living with his divorced mother, Taha understands new things about his mom by playing her role.

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