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The Days to Come

Name: The Days to Come
Director: Carlos Marques-Marcet
Released: 2019
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

7.4/10

Good

2019

Director

Carlos Marques-Marcet

Runtime

95 minutes

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The film functions as a naturalistic character study that merges reality with fiction. By casting protagonists who are actually pregnant, it centers the lived experience of biological transition. While the work avoids romanticized depictions of family life, it does not aggressively challenge systemic hierarchies through identity politics. The focus remains on a specific, localized domestic unit rather than a diverse or multicultural ensemble. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in its raw, authentic exploration of human connection and the complexities of parenthood.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Days to Come have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film centers on a traditional heterosexual couple. While it doesn't include explicit LGBTQ+ identities, it avoids common romantic caricatures through a non-stylized, intimate approach.

How does The Days to Come portray gender?

Good

The narrative prioritizes the female experience, focusing on the physical and emotional labor of pregnancy. This avoids submissive clichés by making the woman the emotional driver.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Days to Come?

Fair

The story focuses on a specific, localized domestic unit. There is no evidence of a multicultural cast or race-bending as a central thematic element.

How does The Days to Come represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film offers a naturalistic, secular view of life transitions. It favors grounded, biological realities over idealized or religious frameworks of the family unit.

Does The Days to Come include disability representation?

Fair

The film explores the temporary physiological vulnerability of pregnancy. However, it lacks active disability representation or neurodivergent perspectives.

Present on Screen

The film rejects polished, romanticized depictions of family life in favor of raw authenticity.
It gives the female protagonist a significant role in driving the story by centering her physiological and psychological journey.
The meta-cinematic approach provides a unique, non-stylized look at domestic realism.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks explicit LGBTQ+ representation or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
There is no evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.
The film does not feature characters with permanent disabilities or neurodivergent perspectives.

Official Synopsis

Pure and honest, this intimate glimpse of future parenthood. Not least because protagonists Maria Rodríguez and David Verdaguer surrender themselves entirely to the process: during shooting, they really are expecting their first child. 'Els dies que vindran' captures all the beautiful and difficult moments of pregnancy.

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