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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel

Name: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel
Director: Avi Youabian
Released: 2017
Duration: 32 min

Representation Score

1.9/10

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2017

Not Rated

Director

Avi Youabian

Runtime

32 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

This production is a tactical action-thriller centered on the power dynamics of the Santa Blanca cartel in Bolivia. While the setting provides a foundation for ethnic diversity and non-Western ability to act, the film remains rooted in traditional genre clichés. The narrative focuses on combat-oriented archetypes and high-stakes vengeance, which limits the scope for multi-layered complexity. The focus on geopolitical crime and Western security interests suggests a standard action framework rather than a subversive one. Ultimately, the lack of representation for LGBTQ+ identities, disability, and gender subversion results in a score consistent with mainstream genre-driven media.

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Category Breakdown

Does Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about queer identities. There are no depictions of gender identities that don't match the sex assigned at birth or same-sex relationships.

How does Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel portray gender?

Limited

The story focuses on high-stakes cartel warfare, a genre that usually emphasizes masculine leadership and combat roles. It does not show any non-traditional gender roles or challenge gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel?

Fair

Set in Bolivia, the story naturally centers on Latin American landscapes and characters of color. The Santa Blanca cartel provides a platform where non-Western characters can have significant power.

How does Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel represent religion and culture?

Fair

The crime drama explores systemic corruption and the breakdown of state sovereignty. However, the narrative seems to align with traditional Western security interests rather than challenging Western morality.

Does Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information about characters with physical or invisible disabilities. No neurodivergent or disabled characters are used as central narrative elements.

Present on Screen

The Bolivian setting ensures a non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast and a focus on Latin American cultural landscapes.
The central conflict allows characters of color to occupy positions of high influence and systemic power within the cartel structure.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities or neurodivergence.
The narrative relies on traditional masculine leadership archetypes rather than subverting gender hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

Bolivia has become a safe haven for the Santa Blanca, one of the most powerful cartels in the world. When a betrayal threatens to destroy everything the cartel has built, no one will escape their vengeance. War Within the Cartel is inspired by the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands video game by Ubisoft and executive produced by Roberto Orci (Star Trek) and Orlando Jones (American Gods).

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