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Do it Right

Name: Do it Right
Director: Chad Chenouga
Released: 2017
Duration: 98 min

Representation Score

8.1/10

Excellent

2017

Director

Chad Chenouga

Runtime

98 minutes

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Chad Chenouga’s drama offers a gritty look at adolescent identity within underrepresented urban environments. By focusing on the friction between a teenager's home and school lives, the film moves away from idealized depictions of social cohesion. The strength of the work lies in its social realism and its refusal to present a sanitized version of suburban life. It explores how socioeconomic backgrounds and systemic instability shape a young person's sense of self. However, the film remains limited by its narrow focus on a male protagonist and a lack of explicit representation regarding LGBTQ+ identities or specific disabilities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Do it Right have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on the protagonist's struggle with identity and social integration but does not include explicit LGBTQ themes or non-straight relationships.

How does Do it Right portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a male protagonist but avoids traditional masculine clichés by highlighting his psychological instability. The depiction of the mother's addiction adds complexity to the female experience.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Do it Right?

Good

Set in the Parisian suburbs, the film engages with a multi-ethnic context. The protagonist's navigation between home and school suggests an exploration of overlapping racial and socioeconomic identities.

How does Do it Right represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The narrative critiques systemic stability by portraying fractured family units and suburban social structures. It centers on a protagonist who resists conforming to his immediate social environment.

Does Do it Right include disability representation?

Fair

The film touches on the psychological impact of trauma and substance abuse. However, neurodivergence or physical disability are not utilized as central narrative drivers.

Present on Screen

Provides a nuanced exploration of male vulnerability rather than relying on stoic masculine clichés.
Engages deeply with the multi-ethnic realities of the Parisian suburbs.
Offers a sophisticated critique of systemic stability and fractured domesticity.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer themes.
Does not utilize neurodivergence or physical disability as central character identities.
The male-centric narrative risks limiting the scope of gendered experiences.

Official Synopsis

Nassim, a 16-year-old boy, is placed with a family in the suburbs following the death of his drug addict mother. But he refuses to integrate into the social setting that surrounds him. He invents another life for himself, similar to that of his mates at the big Parisian high school he goes to. There’s no reason for that to change. His two lives, his home life and his school life, must be kept separate at all costs.

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