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By the End of the Week

Name: By the End of the Week
Director: Andrés Gómez Tovar
Released: 2020
Duration: 12 min

Representation Score

4.1/10

Fair

2020

TV-MA

Director

Andrés Gómez Tovar

Runtime

12 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

By the End of the Week is a character-driven psychological drama centered on the deconstruction of domestic stability. It finds its strength in subverting traditional gendered passivity through a focus on individual ability to act and complex moral frameworks. However, the film lacks explicit markers of diversity such as race, ethnicity, or LGBTQ+ identities. Ultimately, the film functions as an intimate study of interpersonal power dynamics and betrayal rather than a vehicle for broad social or systemic critique.

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Category Breakdown

Does By the End of the Week have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film centers on a domestic conflict involving infidelity. There is no clear indication of queer-coded subtext or non-cisgender identities within the narrative.

How does By the End of the Week portray gender?

Fair

The story challenges traditional gender roles by emphasizing the protagonist's decisive actions over passive behavior. This disrupts conventional expectations of domestic femininity.

How racially and ethnically diverse is By the End of the Week?

Limited

The cast's racial and ethnic composition is unspecified. There is no verifiable evidence of intentional multi-layered or non-Anglo-Saxon casting.

How does By the End of the Week represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot explores moral ambiguity and situational ethics. It prioritizes individual impulses and moral relativism over the preservation of traditional social institutions.

Does By the End of the Week include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative contains no visible or invisible representation of characters with disabilities.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles by centering the plot on decisive individual action.
Explores complex themes of moral ambiguity and subjective ethics.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender characters.
Provides no verifiable evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.
Fails to include characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Love is complicated; so is betrayal. There are many difficult questions to ask yourself in your soul’s darkest hour. But there is only one simple rule to follow when you have finally decided to get rid of your wife’s lover: make sure you find a hitman who is not the chatty kind.

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