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The Set Up 2

Name: The Set Up 2
Director: Chinaza Onuzo
Released: 2022
Duration: 110 min

Representation Score

6.0/10

Fair

2022

Director

Chinaza Onuzo

Runtime

110 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film stands out by prioritizing women's ability to drive the story and collective action over the typical 'lone hero' cliché found in crime dramas. By focusing on Chike and Grace, the narrative places the responsibility for resolution in the hands of female protagonists. While the film excels in gender subversion and ethnic representation, it remains silent on LGBTQ+ and disability themes. The story functions as a character-driven drama that challenges genre expectations through its emphasis on female cooperation and tactical capability.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Set Up 2 have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly address LGBTQ+ identities or relationships that go beyond the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender. The focus is on the professional and maternal bonds between Chike and Grace.

How does The Set Up 2 portray gender?

Good

The movie highlights the roles of female agents and mothers in high-stakes crime situations. It emphasizes the intellect and tactical skills of female characters who must build their own teams.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Set Up 2?

Good

The film features a predominantly non-Anglo-Saxon cast with names like Chike and Usi, suggesting a culturally specific setting that moves away from Western-centric crime clichés.

How does The Set Up 2 represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores systemic corruption and moral complexity through a 'set up' motif, presenting a world defined by situational ethics rather than a singular, traditional moral code.

Does The Set Up 2 include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information provided about the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

Strong focus on women's ability to drive the story and tactical skills in a high-stakes crime environment.
Challenges traditional masculine-dominated crime narratives through female-led collective action.
Features culturally specific characters that move away from Western-centric genre clichés.

Limited or Absent

Does not explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities or relationships that go beyond the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
Does not include or portray physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Four years later Chike has barely come to terms with her life as Agent, when she is forced to risk everything she holds dear once again to go after a criminal, Usi Who kidnaps Grace’s daughter in order to blackmail Chike into doing her bidding. Chike and Grace must reunite and build a new team to take down Usi and save Grace’s daughter. But it’s the Set Up and as you would expect things aren’t always what they seem.

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