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Our Way To The Sea

Our Way To The Sea

Representation Score

7.5/10

Good

2020

Director

Nacho Garassino

Runtime

87 minutes

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Our Way To The Sea is a character-driven road movie that explores the friction between individual desire and familial responsibility. It avoids overt identity politics in favor of a nuanced study of personal autonomy. The film succeeds in challenging the cliché of the passive elderly character. By centering a senior's quest for experiential freedom, it provides a meaningful portrayal of aging and ability to act. However, the narrative remains somewhat conventional in its structure. It relies on traditional familial hierarchies and lacks explicit representation of diverse sexual or ethnic identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Our Way To The Sea have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on the generational and familial dynamics of the Pereyra family. There is no explicit mention of LGBTQ+ characters or narratives exploring non-straight relationships.

How does Our Way To The Sea portray gender?

Fair

The daughter serves as a pragmatic, authoritative foil to her father's impulsivity. However, the plot remains driven by a patriarchal figure pursuing his own personal legacy.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Our Way To The Sea?

Fair

Set in Tucumán, the film emphasizes a specific regional Argentine identity. There is no evidence of significant diverse casting beyond this geographic demographic.

How does Our Way To The Sea represent religion and culture?

Good

The story disrupts elder passivity by prioritizing individual ability to act over traditional stability. It shifts the focus from communal duty toward the fulfillment of a personal bucket list.

Does Our Way To The Sea include disability representation?

Fair

A medical diagnosis serves as a plot catalyst rather than a tragedy. The protagonist navigates his physical constraints with ability to act instead of being defined by them.

Present on Screen

  • Provides a nuanced portrayal of elderly ability to act and autonomy.
  • Challenges traditional roles of seniors as passive recipients of care.
  • Features a strong, pragmatic female character who acts as a logical authority.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives.
  • Maintains a conventional patriarchal hierarchy as the primary plot driver.
  • Offers limited evidence of diverse racial or ethnic representation.

Official Synopsis

Living in Tucumán, 75-year-old Julio Pereyra (Santiago Bal) has always dreamed of visiting the coast, and after seeing his doctor, he realizes it’s either now or never. He hopes to enlist his errant son, Marcos (Federico Bal, the star’s real-life son), to take him by motorcycle; both Marcos and his by-the-books sister (Anita Martínez) are opposed to the idea. But before he reaches his final destination, Julio will have the opportunity to check several things off his bucket list in this emotionally resonant road movie.

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