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The Maus

Name: The Maus
Director: Gerardo Herrero Pereda
Released: 2017
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

7.7/10

Good

2017

Director

Gerardo Herrero Pereda

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film sets its story in Bosnia and Herzegovina, providing a culturally rich backdrop that moves away from Western-centric narratives. This setting offers a meaningful exploration of a non-Western perspective. The narrative focuses on a dual-protagonist structure. While Selma's heightened intuition regarding the supernatural elements hints at a potential subversion of traditional gender roles, the lack of detailed character information limits a deeper analysis of her role. Overall, the film emphasizes atmospheric and regional storytelling. While it avoids certain Western defaults through its location, it falls short in providing explicit details on multi-layered identities and character's ability to drive the story.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Maus have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film includes a couple in love, but their specific gender identities are not specified. There is no clear indication of non-straight relationships, making the LGBTQ+ representation neutral.

How does The Maus portray gender?

Fair

The story revolves around a male and female duo. Selma's unique ability to sense the mysterious force may challenge traditional gender roles, but her role and actions remain somewhat undefined.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Maus?

Good

Setting the drama in Bosnia and Herzegovina avoids Western-centric defaults. This choice highlights diverse cultural aesthetics and engages with non-Western geographies.

How does The Maus represent religion and culture?

Good

The Balkan setting introduces historical and geographical complexity. This allows the narrative to explore themes of displacement and the lingering impacts of significant historical changes.

Does The Maus include disability representation?

Fair

There is no evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities. The mysterious force might symbolize psychological distress, but this is purely speculative.

Present on Screen

The use of a Balkan setting provides a non-Western perspective and avoids Anglo-Saxon narrative defaults.
The focus on a specific, culturally rich geography introduces complex historical textures to the story.
Selma's unique connection to the supernatural suggests a potential subversion of traditional gender roles.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks explicit information regarding the gender identities or LGBTQ+ dynamics of the protagonists.
There is no evidence of representation for characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
The narrative lacks granular detail regarding multi-layered identities and specific character's ability to drive the story.

Official Synopsis

Alex and Selma are a couple in love on a trip to the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Suddenly, Selma feels a mysterious force is chasing them.

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