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Klara

Name: Klara
Director: Alexander Moberg
Released: 2010
Duration: 80 min

Representation Score

1.4/10

Minimal

2010

Director

Alexander Moberg

Runtime

80 minutes

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Klara is a conventional coming-of-age story centered on a young girl's attempt to fit into a new social circle through deception. While it provides a female-centric perspective on adolescent social survival, it lacks representation for underrepresented identities, including LGBTQ+ individuals, diverse racial groups, or people with disabilities. The film's primary contribution to diversity is its depiction of familial restructuring following a divorce, offering a realistic look at familial instability and the breakdown of traditional domestic structures.

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Category Breakdown

Does Klara have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters with non-binary gender identities or same-sex relationships. It focuses solely on social assimilation and peer group interactions.

How does Klara portray gender?

Fair

The story centers around a female protagonist navigating social hierarchies. It highlights the internal struggles and social ability to act of a young girl.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Klara?

Minimal

There is no indication of a multi-ethnic cast or characters of color. The small-town setting suggests a potentially homogeneous social environment.

How does Klara represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film explores the dissolution of the traditional nuclear family through divorce. This introduces themes of familial instability and changing domestic structures.

Does Klara include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative does not mention neurodivergence, physical disabilities, or mental health conditions.

Present on Screen

The film provides a female-centric narrative that focuses on the social ability to act and internal struggles of a young girl.
The depiction of parental divorce offers a realistic look at familial instability and the breakdown of traditional domestic structures.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities, neurodivergence, and physical disabilities.
The setting and cast appear homogeneous, lacking racial and ethnic diversity within the small-town environment.

Official Synopsis

Klara moves to a small town with his mother after the parents divorced. She feels alienated unable to make friends. Most of the girls in her class likes to ride and to get closer to them, Klara lies about being an experienced rider.

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