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The Refuge

Name: The Refuge
Director: Keith Sutliff
Released: 2019
Duration: 98 min

Representation Score

3.1/10

Limited

2019

Director

Keith Sutliff

Runtime

98 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film operates as a conventional crime thriller that adheres to established genre conventions. Its narrative structure revolves around a male-driven conflict involving a getaway driver and a casino heist, leaving little room for multi-layered depth. Since the story focuses on individual consequences within a criminal underworld, it lacks intentional deconstruction of social hierarchies. The absence of diverse character backgrounds or non-traditional identities results in a narrow, archetype-driven experience. Overall, the film follows a standard framework that emphasizes traditional masculinity and Western crime motifs over progressive representation or systemic critique.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Refuge have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not prominently feature LGBTQ characters or themes. It focuses on traditional crime drama elements that center around heterosexual relationships.

How does The Refuge portray gender?

Fair

The narrative centers on a male protagonist dealing with masculine-coded scenarios such as heists and financial debts. There is no elevation of female intellect or subversion of traditional masculinity.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Refuge?

Limited

No specific information is available about the racial makeup of the cast. The film seems to follow a typical genre distribution without highlighting multi-layered diversity.

How does The Refuge represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story operates within a conventional framework of crime and punishment. It does not explore or critique Western institutions or diverse cultural power dynamics.

Does The Refuge include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no indication of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

The film maintains a clear, focused narrative structure within the crime-thriller genre.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks intentional multi-layered depth and diverse character representation.
The narrative relies heavily on traditional, masculine-coded clichés and archetypes.
There is a notable absence of LGBTQ ability to act or non-heterosexual identities.

Official Synopsis

A getaway driver finds himself in harm's way when he gets caught up in a job involving casino heist money leading to a debt over his head.

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