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Tracing Addai

Name: Tracing Addai
Director: Esther Niemeier
Released: 2018
Duration: 30 min

Representation Score

6.5/10

Good

2018

Director

Esther Niemeier

Runtime

30 minutes

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Tracing Addai is a sophisticated animation that avoids traditional hero or villain archetypes. It uses a fragmented structure to explore the psychological and domestic impacts of radicalization. The film prioritizes the subjective experience of a mother over a linear war chronicle, offering a nuanced look at how ideological shifts affect personal and social structures. While the film engages deeply with Middle Eastern socio-political dynamics, it does not address LGBTQ+ or disability issues.

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Category Breakdown

Does Tracing Addai have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not focus on LGBTQ+ identities but instead emphasizes familial ties and political connections.

How does Tracing Addai portray gender?

Good

The story challenges traditional war narratives by placing the mother at the center, giving her a key role in understanding geopolitical events.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Tracing Addai?

Good

Set in Syria, the film focuses on Middle Eastern identities and cultures, moving away from Western perspectives.

How does Tracing Addai represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The narrative explores the tension between individual identity and strict religious movements, looking at how radicalization affects families and society.

Does Tracing Addai include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no specific information regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the film's narrative.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional war narratives by centering a mother's perspective.
Offers a nuanced look at Middle Eastern socio-political dynamics.
Uses a fragmented narrative to explore complex themes of trauma and identity.

Limited or Absent

Does not address LGBTQ+ identities explicitly.
Provides no information on the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

In 2013 Addai joins a salafistic group in Syria. The encounter of Addai's mother with Ilias, a homecomer from Syria, gives rise to invidual fragments, by means of which the story of the son and comrade can be traced.

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