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Businessmen

Name: Businessmen
Director: Akan Satayev
Released: 2018
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2018

Director

Akan Satayev

Runtime

90 minutes

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Businessmen serves as a localized historical drama that finds its strength in its geographical positioning. By focusing on the Kazakhstani experience, it offers a rare, non-Western lens on the rise of market economies during the 1990s. However, the film lacks depth in representing diverse social identities and disability issues. While the film succeeds in providing cultural specificity, it does not actively engage with diverse social identities or disability representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does Businessmen have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The 1990s Central Asian setting suggests the story likely adheres to the social norms of that time.

How does Businessmen portray gender?

Fair

The narrative centers on male-dominated roles during the 1990s economic transition. It seems to emphasize traditional masculine archetypes of entrepreneurship and survival.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Businessmen?

Good

The film provides a vital non-Western perspective on the development of capitalism. It disrupts Anglo-centric narratives by focusing on the Kazakhstani experience during a period of intense globalization.

How does Businessmen represent religion and culture?

Good

The setting explores the tension between traditional societal structures and global capitalism. It examines how systemic changes and institutional shifts affect individuals during economic transitions.

Does Businessmen include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information regarding the inclusion of characters with visible or invisible disabilities within the film.

Present on Screen

Offers a non-Western perspective on the evolution of capitalism.
Provides a localized lens on the economic transitions of 1990s Kazakhstan.
Disrupts the Anglo-centric monopoly on market transition narratives.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives.
Relies on traditional masculine archetypes for its protagonists.
Shows no evidence of including characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Events in the "Businessmen" unfold in the era of the 90's, when the country is experiencing an economic crisis. Heroes of the film are among the first who stood at the origins of market relations in Kazakhstan.

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