
To Save the Children
1994

Representation Score
Minimal
2015
PG-13Director
T.C. Christensen
Runtime
94 minutes
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The Cokeville Miracle is a faith-based biographical drama that prioritizes communal orthodoxy and traditional values. It functions as a spiritual testimonial rather than a vehicle for social critique or demographic diversity. The film reinforces existing social and religious hierarchies by focusing on a specific, homogeneous community to maintain historical and spiritual authenticity within its religious framework. Ultimately, the work lacks complexity in representing multiple aspects of identity and adheres to a singular, faith-driven worldview.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight relationships. It emphasizes traditional family structures and religious values.
Gender roles in the film follow a traditional 1980s rural model where women are central to the emotional narrative through faith and resilience, but still operate within established patriarchal and nurturing roles.
The film depicts a predominantly white community in rural Wyoming, focusing on this specific racial identity to establish historical and spiritual authenticity.
The narrative upholds Western religious traditions and moral values, emphasizing divine intervention and religious obedience to celebrate community cohesion and the sanctity of the family unit.
Physical trauma and vulnerability serve as catalysts for spiritual reflection, but there is no significant exploration of disability ability to act or neurodivergence.
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Official Synopsis
On May 9, 1986, a small ranching community in Wyoming experiences a divine intervention when a couple detonates a bomb inside a crowded classroom.

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