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Hattrick

Name: Hattrick
Director: Ramtin Lavafipour
Released: 2018
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

4.3/10

Fair

2018

Director

Ramtin Lavafipour

Runtime

92 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Hattrick serves as a localized psychological study of the Iranian middle class. Its primary value lies in its departure from Western-centric narrative norms by focusing on a specific cultural and social context. The film explores moral instability and the breakdown of social cohesion following a traumatic event. While it engages with specific cultural issues, it lacks clear evidence of characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity regarding gender roles or queer identities. Ultimately, the film prioritizes the exploration of social and moral fractures over the explicit inclusion of diverse identity markers.

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Category Breakdown

Does Hattrick have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on class-based psychological tension rather than exploring specific LGBTQ+ identities. There are no explicit queer narratives or non-cisgender identities in the story.

How does Hattrick portray gender?

Fair

The narrative centers on a group of four friends, which could explore varied gender roles. However, the film does not show the subversion of traditional gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Hattrick?

Fair

Set in Iran, the film provides a non-Western perspective that breaks from global cinematic homogeneity. The localized cast offers a cultural distinction from Western-centric storytelling.

How does Hattrick represent religion and culture?

Good

The story examines the moral fault lines and empty lives of the Iranian middle class. This setting allows for a critique of social stability and class-based structures.

Does Hattrick include disability representation?

Minimal

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

Present on Screen

Provides a non-Western perspective by centering on an Iranian setting.
Offers a departure from the homogeneity of globalized, Western-centric cinema.
Engages with specific middle-class social structures and moral complexities.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives.
Provides no evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Does not clearly demonstrate the subversion of traditional gender roles or hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

Four friends run over something after a party in this psychological thriller set in Iran of the empty lives of the middle class when they get together in groups, emotional explosions start happening along moral fault lines.

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