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Tricks

Name: Tricks
Director: Andrzej Jakimowski
Released: 2007
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

5.5/10

Fair

2007

Director

Andrzej Jakimowski

Runtime

95 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Tricks is a character-driven psychological drama that prioritizes stylistic experimentation and existential inquiry. It uses postmodern narrative techniques to blur the lines between childhood imagination and objective reality. The film remains within traditional narrative frameworks regarding gender, race, and sexuality. It focuses on the internal world of a child trying to manipulate fate rather than exploring diverse demographic identities. While the film offers a unique look at perception, it lacks significant representation across most social categories, resulting in a score that reflects its narrow, localized focus.

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Category Breakdown

Does Tricks have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story centers on a child's psychological journey and a broken family unit. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or explicit critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Tricks portray gender?

Fair

The narrative follows a male perspective through its young protagonist. While a sister provides a secondary viewpoint, the film adheres to conventional family structures without challenging gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Tricks?

Limited

The cast and setting reflect a relatively homogeneous urban environment. The film operates within a localized Polish context without emphasizing multi-layered racial narratives.

How does Tricks represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film explores moral relativism and the idea that truth is shaped by individual perception. It focuses on existential solitude rather than specific ideological frameworks.

Does Tricks include disability representation?

Fair

There are no overt depictions of physical disabilities. However, the protagonist's intense, obsessive focus on magic suggests a neuroatypical way of processing reality and fate.

Present on Screen

Explores neuroatypicality through the protagonist's intense, obsessive cognitive processing of fate.
Uses postmodern narrative structure to provide a deep, philosophical exploration of perception.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer-coded subtext within the narrative.
Maintains a homogeneous cast that does not reflect racial or ethnic diversity.
Relies on conventional gender hierarchies and traditional family structures.

Official Synopsis

Six-year-old Stefek challenges fate. He believes that setting a chain of events in motion will help him get closer to his father who left his mother. His sister helps him bribe fate with small sacrifices, but things go wrong and then Stefek tries a very risky trick.

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