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What a Wonderful World

Name: What a Wonderful World
Director: Anatol Durbală
Released: 2014
Duration: 73 min

Representation Score

3.7/10

Limited

2014

Director

Anatol Durbală

Runtime

73 minutes

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What a Wonderful World is a socio-political drama that prioritizes the exploration of justice over demographic inclusivity. It effectively highlights the breakdown of due process through a protagonist's vulnerability. The film's strength lies in its deconstruction of state-mandated morality and the volatility of power. However, it lacks diversity in terms of gender, sexual orientation, and racial plurality. Ultimately, the work functions as a study of individual ability to act versus state authority, grounded in the specific historical reality of Moldova.

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Category Breakdown

Does What a Wonderful World have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-straight identities.

How does What a Wonderful World portray gender?

Fair

The story focuses on a male protagonist and a male interrogator. It explores power dynamics but does not specifically address women's ability to drive the story or subverted gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is What a Wonderful World?

Fair

The story takes place in a localized, ethnically homogeneous Moldovan setting. It uses specific cultural and ethnic identities to critique post-Soviet political structures.

How does What a Wonderful World represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film critiques authoritarianism and corrupt communist institutions. It emphasizes themes of systemic injustice and the struggle for individual freedom against established political orders.

Does What a Wonderful World include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no documented evidence of the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the film.

Present on Screen

Strong critique of systemic oppression and corrupt political hierarchies.
Effective use of social realism to explore the tension between individuals and the state.
Deeply grounded in specific cultural and historical political contexts.

Limited or Absent

Lack of diverse representation regarding gender and sexual orientation.
Limited racial and ethnic plurality within the narrative framework.
Absence of characters addressing physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

After two years spent as a student in Boston, a 22-year-old visits his native Moldova. It is April 2009. People gather in the streets of Chisinau, the call having spread through social networking sites. They are demonstrating against the communist authorities who falsified the election results. They seize and plunder the parliament and presidential buildings. The demonstrators carry away documents, furniture and office equipment. Our protagonist is coming from a friend's home carrying his own computer monitor. He is mistaken for a demonstrator, brutally beaten up by the police and taken to the police station. His interrogator is an experienced major. The authorities can do anything. Based on real events, the film asks questions about freedom, justice and the price of human life.

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