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The House Across the Street

Name: The House Across the Street
Director: Elías Jiménez Trachtenberg
Released: 2004
Duration: 75 min

Representation Score

2.1/10

Limited

2004

Director

Elías Jiménez Trachtenberg

Runtime

75 minutes

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The House Across the Street follows a typical crime-thriller structure centered on a disappearance and investigation in Guatemala. While the setting provides a non-Western backdrop, the film lacks significant representation of diverse identities or complex character's ability to drive the story. The narrative relies on traditional genre clichés, such as a female victim driving a male-centric investigation. This approach limits the potential for challenging social hierarchies or exploring complex identity politics. Ultimately, the film's diversity is tied primarily to its geographic context. It explores social friction and corruption within a specific community rather than offering a progressive reimagining of identity.

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Category Breakdown

Does The House Across the Street have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters with LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender identities. The plot centers around a crime investigation.

How does The House Across the Street portray gender?

Limited

A sixteen-year-old girl serves as the main victim, providing a female presence. However, she seems to act mainly as a plot catalyst rather than a central character with significant influence.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The House Across the Street?

Fair

Set in a fictional Guatemalan coastal town, the film presents a non-Western, Latin American cultural environment. This setting introduces a range of ethnic diversity.

How does The House Across the Street represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative delves into themes of corruption and local instability through its setting. It offers a localized social critique rather than a broader examination of institutions.

Does The House Across the Street include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no indication of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The plot summary does not mention any neurodivergent representation.

Present on Screen

The Guatemalan setting provides a non-Western, Latin American cultural framework.
The plot engages with themes of local corruption and systemic instability.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and neurodivergent characters.
Female characters appear to serve mainly as plot catalysts rather than agents of their own stories.
There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

The small coastal town of Roquesas de Mar (village invented by the author) is shocked by the disappearance of one of her neighbors sixteen years of age. When days later found the girl's body, horribly maimed in the back of the house of one of the most famous residents of the village, all Alsina Alvaro suspect as the perpetrator.

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