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Setters

Name: Setters
Director: Ashwini Chaudhary
Released: 2019
Duration: 126 min

Representation Score

3.7/10

Limited

2019

Director

Ashwini Chaudhary

Runtime

126 minutes

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Setters is primarily a genre-driven crime thriller. The story structure focuses on a traditional cat-and-mouse game between two central male figures, limiting opportunities for diverse character development. Although the film uses Indian urban settings like Varanasi and Mumbai, it stays within conventional crime thriller clichés. The focus on academic scams and law enforcement provides a specific social context but lacks depth in terms of identity and social issues. Overall, the film lacks the complex, diverse representation needed to go beyond a standard procedural format. It relies on traditional masculine conflict rather than expanding its perspective on social or identity-based issues.

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Category Breakdown

Does Setters have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film doesn't show any LGBTQ+ characters or non-binary identities. The story focuses mainly on the conflict between a cop and a fraudster.

How does Setters portray gender?

Fair

The main roles are held by male characters, and there are no female characters driving the plot or challenging traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Setters?

Fair

The story is set in Indian cities and reflects South Asian social structures. However, it doesn't blend different aspects of identity or disrupt traditional ethnic hierarchies.

How does Setters represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film is a typical crime thriller focusing on institutional corruption. It centers on the conflict between legal order and criminal ingenuity without delving deeply into cultural or ideological critiques.

Does Setters include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

The use of diverse Indian urban settings like Jaipur and Delhi provides a localized cultural backdrop.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks women's ability to drive the story, focusing almost entirely on male protagonists.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ characters or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
The film does not include characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A thriller set in Benares, Jaipur, Mumbai and Delhi, Setters is about a racket profiteering from academic scams. The film follows a cat-and-mouse game between two good friends: one a cop, and the other a "setter" who arranges brilliant students in place of weak students to appear in examinations.

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