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All the Dead Ones

Name: All the Dead Ones
Director: Marco Dutra, Caetano Gotardo
Released: 2020
Duration: 120 min

Representation Score

6.2/10

Good

2020

Director

Marco Dutra, Caetano Gotardo

Runtime

120 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

All the Dead Ones functions as a sophisticated historical drama that challenges the preservation of colonial legacies. By focusing on the dissolution of the Soares family, the film highlights the erosion of traditional landed hierarchies in Brazil. The narrative structure emphasizes women's ability to drive the story, positioning the matriarch and her daughters as the main actors during the transition from an agrarian to an industrial economy. This shift moves the focus away from male-dominated power structures. While the film delves deeply into historical revisionism and social upheaval, specific details about non-white ability to act and LGBTQ+ identities remain unconfirmed in the current overview.

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Category Breakdown

Does All the Dead Ones have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film sets its story in a female-centric household during a time of social change. While specific LGBTQ+ identities are not confirmed, the setting allows for subtle interpersonal dynamics.

How does All the Dead Ones portray gender?

Good

The story centers around three women—Isabel, Maria, and Ana—who navigate the family's survival during a period of major societal changes. These female characters play key roles in driving the story forward.

How racially and ethnically diverse is All the Dead Ones?

Fair

Set on a 19th-century Brazilian coffee farm, the story unfolds within complex racial hierarchies. The decline of the Soares family is closely tied to the era's changing labor and racial politics.

How does All the Dead Ones represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques traditional agrarian capitalism by showing the decline of the landed aristocracy. It presents a complex view of historical progress rather than a stable, idealized past.

Does All the Dead Ones include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters dealing with physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Centers women's ability to drive the story by making women the primary protagonists navigating historical change.
Critiques traditional power structures and the stability of agrarian capitalism.
Provides a nuanced perspective on Brazil's transition into the industrial era.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit confirmation of specific LGBTQ+ identities or romantic pairings.
Does not provide specific details regarding the depth of non-white character's ability to drive the story.
Provides no information regarding the representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

The story of the decline of the Soares family in the final months of the 19th century. Isabel is the dying mother, and her daughters are Maria and Ana. The three women try hard to forget about their pasts in the coffee farm and face the industrial times that start to take over Brazil.

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