
The Great Man
2014

Representation Score
Fair
2020
Not RatedDirector
Aude Léa Rapin
Runtime
85 minutes
Average Rating
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Aude Léa Rapin’s film deconstructs the traditional war genre by focusing on psychological depth and sensory experience rather than the heroic soldier archetype. While lacking visible demographic diversity, the film provides a nuanced critique of institutional power and the glorification of nationalism.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on masculine experiences during wartime and does not depict non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities or same-sex intimacy.
Set in male-dominated World War I trenches, the film limits female roles but subverts masculine stereotypes by showing soldiers as vulnerable and psychologically damaged.
The narrative centers on a specific European historical period. There is no indication of a diverse cast or actors from different ethnic backgrounds.
The film uses a surrealist perspective to critique Western institutions and frames war as an absurd systemic failure rather than a noble pursuit.
Physical disabilities are not explicitly shown, but the film explores sensory trauma and mental health issues caused by trench warfare.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
A street in Paris. A stranger thinks he is recognized in Joachim a soldier who died in Bosnia on August 21st, 1983, the very day Joachim was born.

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