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Maksym Osa: The Gold of Werewolf

Name: Maksym Osa: The Gold of Werewolf
Director: Myroslav Latyk
Released: 2022
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

4.4/10

Fair

2022

Director

Myroslav Latyk

Runtime

100 minutes

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Maksym Osa: The Gold of Werewolf is a genre-driven historical mystery that prioritizes regional folklore and national mythos. It functions primarily as a period piece centered on 17th-century Cossack history. The film shows potential for challenging imperial narratives by centering Cossack ability to act and local historical dynamics. However, the narrative structure appears largely aligned with traditional period-piece clichés. Overall, the production lacks contemporary multi-layered approaches, focusing instead on the friction between individual control and state authority within a specific historical context.

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Category Breakdown

Does Maksym Osa: The Gold of Werewolf have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on a period-specific masculine archetype common to the Cossack genre. There is no visible evidence of non-straight identities or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight.

How does Maksym Osa: The Gold of Werewolf portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a male protagonist navigating a military mystery. While female actors appear in the cast, the narrative structure leans toward traditional masculine leadership roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Maksym Osa: The Gold of Werewolf?

Fair

The film centers on Ukrainian and Polish dynamics of the 1630s. It offers a non-Anglo-Saxon perspective by focusing on Cossack identity and regional history.

How does Maksym Osa: The Gold of Werewolf represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative explores themes of state authority and systemic suspicion through the lens of stolen gold. The inclusion of werewolf folklore adds a layer of mythic social reality.

Does Maksym Osa: The Gold of Werewolf include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no documented evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this production.

Present on Screen

Challenges Eurocentric hegemony by centering a non-Anglo-Saxon historical perspective.
Uses folklore and myth to explore complex social realities and subjective morality.
Engages with deconstructing established colonial or imperial historical narratives.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible inclusion of non-straight identities or LGBTQ+ representation.
Adheres to traditional gender hierarchies and masculine-centric leadership roles.
Provides no documented evidence regarding the representation of disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Ukraine - 1636. Someone has attacked a battalion of cossacks that were transporting the gold of the Polish king. A cossack - Maksym Osa - tries to find the missing gold, but soon becomes one of the main suspects.

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