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Third Time

Name: Third Time
Director: Yevgeni Karelov
Released: 1963
Duration: 83 min

Representation Score

6.2/10

Good

1963

Director

Yevgeni Karelov

Runtime

83 minutes

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Third Time is a historical war drama that centers on the struggles of the oppressed. By focusing on Soviet prisoners of war facing a lethal German military force, the film disrupts traditional hierarchies through the lens of survival and resistance. The narrative architecture is built around a high-stakes conflict between a dominant occupying force and a subjugated group. While it lacks modern multi-layered breadth, it effectively portrays the struggle against systemic authoritarianism. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in its portrayal of the underrepresented as the primary drivers of their own destiny during a period of existential threat.

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Category Breakdown

Does Third Time have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or representations of non-straight relationships. It adheres to the traditional social structures of the 1942 wartime setting.

How does Third Time portray gender?

Fair

The story focuses on male-dominated spheres of football and military captivity. It emphasizes traditional masculine archetypes of endurance and physical struggle rather than challenging gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Third Time?

Fair

The film centers on a conflict between Soviet citizens and German occupiers. While ethnically homogeneous, the narrative functions as a critique of national supremacy and fascist hierarchies.

How does Third Time represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques imperialist and fascist institutional power. It uses the 'Death Match' as a metaphor for the struggle against systemic, authoritarian oppression.

Does Third Time include disability representation?

Limited

There is no evidence of neurodivergent or physical disability representation. Any impairments would likely be depicted as the physical toll of war rather than characters with independent ability to act.

Present on Screen

Centers the ability to act of the subjugated group against a dominant power.
Provides a strong critique of fascist and imperialist institutional structures.
Effectively uses historical conflict to explore themes of systemic oppression.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
Focuses heavily on traditional masculine archetypes with little gender subversion.
Provides no evidence of characters with neurodivergent or physical disabilities.

Official Synopsis

The film is based on the real fact — football «The Death Match» between the German team and a team of Soviet prisoners of war, former "Dinamo". It happened in Kiev on June 22, 1942. Anticipating the possibility of losing, the Germans made a condition — defeat or death. If the Germans won, the Soviet footballers were promised freedom...

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