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The World After Us

The World After Us

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

2021

Director

Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas

Runtime

85 minutes

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The film offers a nuanced, character-driven exploration of identity, particularly through the lens of class and cultural roots. By centering on a penniless writer in Paris, it provides a platform for discussing diaspora and social positioning. However, the narrative remains somewhat ambiguous regarding specific identity markers. While it avoids high-budget commercial clichés, it lacks explicit representation for LGBTQ+ and disability communities. Ultimately, the film succeeds as a study of overlapping identities, even if it does not explicitly tackle every dimension of diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does The World After Us have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on the romantic bond between Labidi and Elisa. There is no explicit evidence of queer identities or a critique of the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender within the narrative.

How does The World After Us portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a romantic pairing, which may lean into traditional gender clichés. It lacks clear evidence of challenging traditional gender hierarchies or male leadership.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The World After Us?

Good

Labidi’s journey through Paris serves as a metaphor for migration and diaspora. The film explores the way different parts of someone's identity overlap in a metropolitan setting.

How does The World After Us represent religion and culture?

Good

The work engages with the complexities of modern urban life and economic struggles. It uses New Wave influences to challenge traditional Western social structures.

Does The World After Us include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence regarding the inclusion of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in this film.

Present on Screen

  • Explores overlapping identities through themes of class, migration, and cultural roots.
  • Avoids commercial clichés in favor of nuanced, character-driven storytelling.
  • Uses a Parisian setting to examine the complexities of diaspora and urban life.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives.
  • Provides no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
  • Does not clearly demonstrate the subversion of traditional gender hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

When penniless young writer Labidi meets Elisa he knows she’s the one for him. But Paris is expensive. A captivating film that combines the classic themes of French New Wave cinema with questions about roots, familiarity and distance.

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