The film lacks LGBTQ+ characters or any exploration of non-heteronormative identities. It operates within a traditional cinematic framework where queer identities are entirely absent.

Narrative agency is heavily centered on men, with the protagonist and a local priest driving the investigation. Female characters primarily occupy secondary roles or positions requiring protection.

The story focuses on the Jewish experience and Holocaust-era persecution. While the cast is largely white, the narrative centers on the survival of a marginalized ethnic group.

The film presents a binary moral landscape, utilizing the Catholic Church as a source of moral sanctuary. It critiques totalitarianism through a lens of traditional religious authority.

There are no portrayals of physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities. Characters are defined solely by their capacity for physical and political action.