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Alma de Sant Pere

Name: Alma de Sant Pere
Director: Jarmo Lampela
Released: 2016
Duration: 96 min

Representation Score

5.7/10

Fair

2016

Director

Jarmo Lampela

Runtime

96 minutes

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Alma de Sant Pere is a character-driven drama that explores the tension between neoliberal ambition and humanistic ethics. It centers on Alma, a female protagonist who drives the plot through professional and moral decision-making, rather than through traditional passive roles. The film's strength lies in its thematic depth, particularly in its deconstruction of the 'success story' cliché. By focusing on the displacement of old tenants for luxury renovations, it examines the psychological and moral costs of upward mobility. However, the film lacks multi-layered breadth. It does not engage with LGBTQ+ identities or explicit racial diversity, focusing instead on class-based conflict and gendered ability to act.

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Category Breakdown

Does Alma de Sant Pere have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include any explicit mention of LGBTQ+ characters or dynamics that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender. Set in Barcelona, there are no narratives that critique straight relationships.

How does Alma de Sant Pere portray gender?

Good

Alma is a strong female protagonist who drives the story through her professional and moral decisions. She disrupts the stereotype of passive female characters.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Alma de Sant Pere?

Fair

The film focuses on class dynamics rather than on explicit racial or ethnic diversity. The cast appears to represent a typical European dramatic ensemble.

How does Alma de Sant Pere represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques capitalist structures and the pursuit of luxury, emphasizing human values and social responsibility over market-driven progress.

Does Alma de Sant Pere include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the film's narrative.

Present on Screen

Strong female protagonist who drives the professional and moral plot.
Sophisticated critique of capitalist expansion and erosion of community values.
Challenges traditional success narratives by highlighting ethical costs of wealth.

Limited or Absent

No explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer-coded narratives.
Limited engagement with racial or ethnic diversity within the Mediterranean setting.
Absence of characters representing physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Alma is a young ambitious woman working in her own small company in Barcelona. She is happy in life but constantly dreams of a bigger project that she could work on together with her friends. A project that would bring in their first million. The opportunity finally arises and they buy an old building with a plan to renovate it into luxury apartments. But how to get rid of old tenants without hurting their feelings and without losing your own morals? Furthermore, how to survive from a free fall when you lose all you have? Alma de Sant Pere is a film about dreams, friendships and human values.

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