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Amazons

Name: Amazons
Director: Alejandro Sessa
Released: 1986
Duration: 76 min

Representation Score

4.6/10

Fair

1986

Director

Alejandro Sessa

Runtime

76 minutes

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Amazons (1986) stands out by focusing on a tribe of female warriors, challenging traditional gender roles. The film highlights female combat skills and leadership, which deviates from the era's typical gendered clichés. However, the film lacks depth in exploring diverse identities. It focuses more on fantasy elements such as sorcery and tribal warfare than on complex identity issues or specific ethnic nuances.

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Category Breakdown

Does Amazons have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not explicitly show LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships. The focus is on the warrior women and their combat skills rather than exploring queer identity.

How does Amazons portray gender?

Good

The movie centers on women's leadership and combat skills, breaking away from traditional gender stereotypes. Women are the main drivers of the plot through their strength and leadership.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Amazons?

Fair

The dark ages setting includes tribal conflicts, suggesting a diverse population. However, there is a risk of perpetuating stereotypes common in 1980s fantasy.

How does Amazons represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story revolves around mythic morality, focusing on sorcery and tribal traditions. It emphasizes supernatural forces and ancestral rivalries rather than modern cultural or institutional norms.

Does Amazons include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not mention any characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Focuses on female combat skills and leadership, breaking traditional gender stereotypes.
Women play key roles in driving the plot and hold leadership positions.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender characters.
Does not provide specific details about ethnic diversity or multi-layered complexity.
Does not address disability representation.

Official Synopsis

An epic from the dark ages about the legendary lost tribe of warrior women! The girls fly into danger, come up against fierce tribes, fall prey to sorcery, put to rest a family rivalry of centuries past and battle to victory!

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