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Cool

Name: Cool
Director: Nikos Perakis
Released: 2007
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

4.9/10

Fair

2007

Director

Nikos Perakis

Runtime

100 minutes

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Cool functions as a character study of youth navigating the fallout of their parents' legacies. The narrative structure favors the deconstruction of traditional social hierarchies and institutional norms. While the film moves away from Western-centric perspectives through its Greek setting, it lacks specific evidence of diverse ethnic casting. The focus remains largely on regional and cultural specificity. Ultimately, the film prioritizes individual ability to act and the struggle for maturity. It succeeds in challenging systemic dysfunction but offers limited visibility for specific underrepresented identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Cool have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film features an ensemble of young people exploring various identities. However, there is no explicit evidence of specific LGBTQ+ character arcs or non-cisgender identities.

How does Cool portray gender?

Fair

Characters navigate survival and ability to act outside of conventional domestic structures. This framework suggests a potential challenge to traditional gender roles and familial hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Cool?

Fair

The Mediterranean setting moves away from Anglo-centric norms. However, the narrative lacks specific details regarding diverse ethnic representation.

How does Cool represent religion and culture?

Good

The story critiques traditional institutions and the family unit. It prioritizes individual liberation and subjective morality over adherence to social structures.

Does Cool include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence regarding the inclusion of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional familial hierarchies and social institutions.
Provides a non-Anglo-centric Mediterranean perspective.
Focuses on character's ability to drive the story and individual liberation.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
Provides no evidence of disability representation.
Needs more specific evidence of racial diversity.

Official Synopsis

The film follows the parallel and entwining stories as well as the common fates of some very different young people for 24 hours in the summertime: from the prison to the corridors of the airport and from the Saronikos beaches to the Psiloritis mountain. The common characteristic of the heroes is that they have inherited from their nefarious parents various problems. In spite of the fact that they used to be neutral, due to specials conditions they will be forced to grow up.

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