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Abomination

Name: Abomination
Director: Yam Laranas
Released: 2018
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

3.5/10

Limited

2018

Director

Yam Laranas

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Abomination centers its narrative on a female protagonist navigating psychological trauma and institutionalization. The film moves away from passive female clichés by giving the lead character a significant role in her quest for truth. While the film delves into mental health and the fallibility of medical authority, it lacks sufficient detail to address broader social hierarchies. The focus remains primarily on individual identity and psychological survival. Because the film’s racial, LGBTQ+, and specific cultural frameworks are not established in the narrative, the diversity profile is moderate and centered on gender and neurodivergence.

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Category Breakdown

Does Abomination have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film provides no information regarding non-straight-centered identities or same-sex intimacy. There is no evidence of critiques regarding the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender within the narrative.

How does Abomination portray gender?

Fair

The film features a female protagonist who drives the story by escaping a psychiatric institution to reclaim her identity. However, the gender dynamics among the supporting cast are not explored.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Abomination?

Minimal

The narrative does not provide details about the racial composition of the cast, making it impossible to evaluate ethnic backgrounds or systemic racial metaphors.

How does Abomination represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot examines systemic failures through a critique of a psychiatric institution, touching on themes of institutional skepticism and the fallibility of medical authority.

Does Abomination include disability representation?

Fair

The story addresses themes of mental health and neurodivergence through the protagonist's experiences, suggesting an attempt to give her a significant role in the narrative.

Present on Screen

The female protagonist takes control by escaping institutional control.
The narrative explores complex themes of mental health and neurodivergence.
The plot critiques the fallibility of medical and psychiatric authority.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks visible representation of racial or ethnic diversity.
There is no evidence of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered themes.
The portrayal of mental health risks using neurodivergence as a mere plot device.

Official Synopsis

A young woman is found unconscious in a city street - claims to be another person who was brutally murdered two months earlier - escapes from a psychiatric hospital in order to prove her identity and find the truth about her life, her death, and her murderer.

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