
The Pool
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2011
Director
Markus Welter
Runtime
86 minutes
Average Rating
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Eight young people drive to the Swiss Jura region, food and tents in the trunk. It's autumn and high season for a magic mushroom that grows there - the reason for their trip. After a few problems they arrive at the desired location deep in the woods, the tents are set up, the mushrooms are collected and when it gets dark the party starts. Everything is fine until one of the youths wants to get beer and comes back with a blood-covered and smashed face. They don't know what happened but need to find help. As they discover that their car has a flat tire and their phones don't work, they seek shelter in a nearby farmhouse. But that's just where they were supposed to go. In a nerve racking countdown one after another gets killed by their dangerous haunters
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film lacks explicit LGBTQ+ character arcs or non-cisnormative identities. The narrative focuses on a recreational trip without addressing queer identities or critiques of heteronormativity.
Gender Representation
The ensemble consists of eight young people, a demographic common in survival horror. The story follows traditional tropes of vulnerability and pursuit without subverting gender hierarchies.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The setting in the Swiss Jura suggests a homogeneous group typical of regional European horror. There is no evidence of diverse racial casting to disrupt traditional norms.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The plot follows a standard man-versus-nature trajectory centered on substance use. It lacks a complex deconstruction of Western institutions or progressive social critiques.
Disability Representation
There is no information regarding characters with visible or invisible disabilities. No representation of disability is present in the provided details.
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AI Analysis
One Way Trip operates as a traditional survival-horror piece, prioritizing suspense and genre tropes over social commentary. The narrative focuses on a group of youths facing a lethal countdown in the woods, leaving little room for identity-driven storytelling. The film lacks intentionality regarding intersectional representation. It relies on standard casting and conventional structures typical of regional European genre cinema, rather than attempting to subvert systemic hierarchies or cultural norms. Ultimately, the production functions as a niche genre exercise. It does not engage with the complexities of modern identity politics, resulting in a low diversity profile.

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