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Between the Darkness and the Dawn

Name: Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Director: Peter Levin
Released: 1985
Duration: 120 min

Representation Score

2.9/10

Limited

1985

Director

Peter Levin

Runtime

120 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

This 1985 drama centers on a woman waking up after a twenty-year coma. While the premise allows for exploring identity and medical trauma, the film stays within the conventional television clichés of its era. The production lacks a history of social critique or storytelling that reflects multiple aspects of identity. It emphasizes the individual experience of temporal loss over disrupting broader social power structures. Ultimately, the film operates as a standard period drama, offering a character study of survival but failing to engage with broader social or cultural complexities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Between the Darkness and the Dawn have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters with non-straight sexual orientations or non-cisgender identities. The story focuses on the medical and time-related trauma experienced by the main character.

How does Between the Darkness and the Dawn portray gender?

Fair

The female lead drives the story, but the film adheres to typical 1980s television standards. It does not challenge traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Between the Darkness and the Dawn?

Limited

The main cast appears to be predominantly white. There are no high-profile characters of color or efforts to diversify the cast.

How does Between the Darkness and the Dawn represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story follows conventional dramatic storytelling. It does not address issues related to institutional morality or Western-centric viewpoints.

Does Between the Darkness and the Dawn include disability representation?

Fair

The plot revolves around a coma, delving into a severe neurological condition. However, the portrayal often simplifies such conditions into tragic plot devices rather than nuanced explorations.

Present on Screen

The central female protagonist provides a focused look at personal resilience.
The coma-focused storyline offers a detailed examination of neurological and physical disruptions.

Limited or Absent

The cast lacks racial and ethnic diversity, reflecting limited demographic representation.
The story does not include LGBTQ+ characters or challenge straight-centered assumptions.
The narrative follows traditional storytelling conventions without challenging social hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

A 17-year-old girl lapses into a coma and wakes up 20 years later.

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