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Patrick

Name: Patrick
Director: Gonçalo Waddington
Released: 2019
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

6.5/10

Good

2019

Director

Gonçalo Waddington

Runtime

103 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Patrick explores the tension between urban hedonism and traditional social structures through a fragmented identity. The film normalizes non-straight relationships and challenges conventional notions of social stability and morality. However, the focus remains heavily centered on a singular male perspective, limiting the broader exploration of gender hierarchies and diverse social roles. The transnational setting provides a strong foundation for cultural critique, using the protagonist's dual life to mirror the complexities of modern, migratory existence.

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Category Breakdown

Does Patrick have LGBTQ+ representation?

Good

The film centers on a protagonist whose main relationship is with an older male partner. This integration of LGBTQ identity into his core social fabric goes beyond mere including someone from a minority group without giving them real depth.

How does Patrick portray gender?

Fair

The narrative focuses heavily on the male experience of identity and trauma. While it moves away from traditional domestic roles, the subversion of gender hierarchies remains less clear.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Patrick?

Good

A transnational narrative bridges the cultural gap between France and Portugal. The movement between cosmopolitan Paris and rural Portugal explores how identity is shaped by geographic and ethnic contexts.

How does Patrick represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film critiques the traditional nuclear family by portraying it as a source of conflict. It adopts a lens of moral relativism regarding the protagonist's illicit lifestyle and criminal consequences.

Does Patrick include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no explicit evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the narrative.

Present on Screen

Integrates LGBTQ identity into the protagonist's core social fabric rather than using it as a token.
Uses a transnational setting to explore the complexities of modern, migratory existence.
Challenges traditional notions of the nuclear family and social stability through a postmodern lens.

Limited or Absent

The narrative focus remains heavily centered on the male experience of identity and trauma.
Gender hierarchies are not deeply explored or subverted within the available character data.

Official Synopsis

Patrick, 20-years-old, lives in Paris with his older boyfriend. He runs a teenage pornography website, which results in a prison sentence following a raid at a party. Mário, 8-years-old, was kidnapped 12 years ago in Portugal. Patrick and Mário are the same person with two conflicting identities: a life in Paris filled with parties, drugs, and promiscuity and a new rural life in Portugal, where he feels obliged to reconnect with a broken family.

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