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Trust

Name: Trust
Director: Angus Benfield
Released: 2018
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

1.2/10

Minimal

2018

Director

Angus Benfield

Runtime

92 minutes

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Trust operates within a narrow narrative framework, reinforcing traditional Western social hierarchies and focusing on a conventional nuclear family facing spiritual struggles. The film emphasizes religious structures and archetypal conflicts, such as a man losing his job and a woman losing faith in her marriage. These elements drive a faith-based moral arc. Ultimately, the work reinforces established institutional values regarding family and religion, offering limited space for diverse perspectives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Trust have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a traditional nuclear family structure and does not include any LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships.

How does Trust portray gender?

Limited

The characters follow traditional gender roles. Daniel loses his job and faces a crisis of control, while Sarah withdraws emotionally from the marriage.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Trust?

Limited

The story centers on a homogeneous family unit and follows traditional Western dramatic structures without showing a multi-ethnic cast.

How does Trust represent religion and culture?

Minimal

The narrative is grounded in Western religious values, emphasizing spiritual restoration and faith-based morality over secular perspectives.

Does Trust include disability representation?

Minimal

Jonah deals with personal fears, but there is no clear indication of neurodivergence or physical disabilities. The portrayal remains vague.

Present on Screen

The film offers a clear exploration of faith and spiritual resilience during personal crises.

Limited or Absent

The narrative relies heavily on traditional gender roles and conventional family structures.
There is a lack of racial and ethnic diversity within the main cast.
The story does not include LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional relationship models.
The thematic focus is limited to a singular, Western religious worldview.

Official Synopsis

Inspired by the book of Job, Trust tells the story of Daniel Rainwater, an everyday guy whose life is falling apart. As his marriage to Sarah begins to crumble when he loses his job and thinking that life couldn't get any worse, it does. Bitter towards God and going nowhere fast, Daniel must learn to trust God again before he loses it all for good. For Sarah, as tensions in the marriage rise, she falls out of love. Only to be confronted with whether she can still believe in her marriage and in hope once again. Meanwhile, their children Lea and Jonah are going through their personal journeys, with Lea having to learn to trust her parents and Jonah having to overcome his individual fears. Trust asks the age old question of 'How do we trust God, when life is falling apart? And carries a thread of relevance to everyone that no matter what you're going through, 'Never give up on hope'.

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