
Who's the Boss?
2013

2013
Director
Stéphanie Murat
Runtime
83 minutes
Average Rating
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Max is 6 years old. She lives with her dad Toni, a small time crook with a golden heart. For Xmas, Max offers him Rose, a call-girl found on the street whom she’s very fond of. Despite the complicated situation, Toni’s gonna have a hard time refusing her daughter’s «gift» and must coexist with Rose.
Overall Score
Limited
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film lacks LGBTQ+ characters or explorations of non-heteronormative identities. The focus remains on abstract interactions between figures, leaving no room for queer-coded subtext.
Gender Representation
The narrative departs from traditional hierarchies by using stylized movement to define character interaction. This approach emphasizes shared physical agency rather than standard masculine or feminine tropes.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
There is no evidence of diverse casting or the use of race as a narrative tool. The film's focus on abstraction limits the visibility of ethnic identity.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The work leans toward a secular, subjective experience by prioritizing sensory perception over social frameworks. However, it lacks explicit anti-institutional or anti-capitalist messaging.
Disability Representation
There are no identifiable depictions of physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities. The experimental nature of the work does not include these representations.
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AI Analysis
Max is a minimalist, experimental film that prioritizes formalist abstraction over traditional narrative structures. Because it eschews conventional storytelling in favor of rhythmic, sensory-driven movement, it lacks the character-driven agency required for robust representation. The film's focus on postmodern studies of intimacy and spatial dynamics results in a lack of social identifiers. While it subverts some gendered tropes through its unique architecture, it remains largely silent on identity politics. Ultimately, the work's commitment to abstraction prevents it from engaging with the specific social and intersectional themes necessary for a higher diversity score.

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