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Assassinaut

Name: Assassinaut
Director: Drew Bolduc
Released: 2019
Duration: 83 min

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

2019

Director

Drew Bolduc

Runtime

83 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Assassinaut successfully shifts away from traditional gendered expectations by placing a young female character in a position of high ability to act and competence. However, the film remains largely neutral regarding other multi-layered identities. It lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships and does not provide specific racial or ethnic markers within the character ensemble. The science-fiction setting offers a canvas for exploring systemic power and cultural metaphors, but the film does not explicitly engage with these themes.

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Category Breakdown

Does Assassinaut have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include any explicit representation of LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships. It centers on a sci-fi survival scenario.

How does Assassinaut portray gender?

Good

A young female protagonist drives the plot who play a significant role in driving the story. She avoids traditional damsel-in-distress archetypes by navigating a hostile wilderness and executing a high-stakes rescue mission.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Assassinaut?

Fair

Specific racial identifiers are hard to verify within this animated sci-fi setting. However, the alien wilderness offers potential for non-human species to represent cultural diversity.

How does Assassinaut represent religion and culture?

Fair

The mission to save the President of Earth touches on themes of global governance. The setting allows for potential critiques of Western-centric power structures, but the film does not explicitly address these themes.

Does Assassinaut include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information about the depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the character arcs.

Present on Screen

The film places a young female character in a position of high ability to act and competence, subverting traditional gendered expectations.
The science-fiction setting offers a unique opportunity to explore diverse societal models and non-human cultural metaphors.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
There is no visible evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Assassinaut is a science-fiction adventure film about a young girl who braves the alien wilderness of a faraway planet to save the President of Earth from a murderous astronaut.

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