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Bubble

Name: Bubble
Director: Aleksi Salmenperä
Released: 2022
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

2022

Director

Aleksi Salmenperä

Runtime

103 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Bubble is a coming-of-age drama that disrupts traditional social and familial structures. By placing a queer relationship at the core of the narrative, the film moves LGBTQ+ identity from the margins to the forefront. The protagonist's active role in orchestrating social dynamics challenges conventional gender hierarchies. However, the film's scope is limited, focusing on a culturally and racially homogenous Finnish context. This narrow focus restricts the film's broader social impact, limiting its multi-layered diversity. Overall, Bubble offers a progressive exploration of identity and shifting loyalties, despite its insular focus.

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Category Breakdown

Does Bubble have LGBTQ+ representation?

Good

The plot revolves around a romantic relationship between the protagonist's mother and another person, which serves as a key catalyst for the story’s progression, challenging conventional assumptions about heterosexual relationships.

How does Bubble portray gender?

Good

Women play a central role in driving the emotional tension of the story, with the protagonist actively manipulating social situations. Male characters tend to have more passive, supportive roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Bubble?

Limited

The film depicts a predominantly Finnish social setting with minimal racial diversity, focusing on local interpersonal dynamics.

How does Bubble represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative questions traditional family structures through a modern, secular perspective, emphasizing contemporary social issues over religious or nationalistic themes.

Does Bubble include disability representation?

Minimal

While the film addresses adolescent psychological struggles, it does not prominently feature characters with visible or invisible disabilities as central plot elements.

Present on Screen

Highlights LGBTQ+ identity as a central theme rather than a minor element.
Features a strong female protagonist who actively shapes the story's events.
Questions traditional family structures through a modern lens.

Limited or Absent

Could benefit from greater racial and ethnic diversity.
Male characters are often relegated to supporting roles.
Limited representation of characters with disabilities or multi-layered identities.

Official Synopsis

16-year-old Eveliina accidentally sees her mother kissing another woman. Fearing her parents' divorce, she decides to intervene, by any means and without permission. In her opinion, the best way to destroy her mother's extramarital affair and bring her parents back together is a teenage daughter in trouble. Thus, Eveliina gets herself in trouble as many ways as she can. Along the way, the lives of a few others are at stake. Still, Eveliina guards her plan to the last, and the adults have their own secret ways of survival - until the bubble bursts.

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