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Lassie Come Home

Name: Lassie Come Home
Director: Hanno Olderdissen
Released: 2020
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

2.0/10

Minimal

2020

Director

Hanno Olderdissen

Runtime

100 minutes

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Lassie Come Home is a conventional family adventure that prioritizes sentimentalism and traditional genre clichés. The narrative structure relies on established emotional arcs rather than disrupting social or cultural hierarchies. The film maintains a localized and homogeneous focus, reinforcing standard family-adventure clichés without introducing diverse perspectives. Ultimately, the production serves as a traditionalist narrative emphasizing the bond between a child and a pet within a Western framework.

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Category Breakdown

Does Lassie Come Home have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a traditional family unit and does not include any non-cisgender identities or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Lassie Come Home portray gender?

Fair

The plot follows a young boy's coming-of-age journey and does not challenge traditional gender roles or masculine leadership.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Lassie Come Home?

Limited

Set in the German countryside, the film depicts a homogeneous rural European life and lacks diverse casting or perspectives from non-Anglo-Saxon cultures.

How does Lassie Come Home represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story upholds traditional Western values regarding family stability and loyalty, focusing on sentimental themes without critiquing capitalism or moral relativism.

Does Lassie Come Home include disability representation?

Minimal

No visible or invisible disabilities are represented within the central character arcs of the film.

Present on Screen

The film offers a clear, sentimental coming-of-age journey centered on loyalty and emotional bonds.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks racial and ethnic diversity, focusing almost exclusively on a homogeneous European setting.
There is a lack of representation for LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender characters.
The story adheres to traditional gender roles and does not challenge established social hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

12-year-old Florian and his beloved dog Lassie live in an idyllic village in the German countryside. When Florian's father loses his job, the family have to move into a small apartment where there are no dogs allowed. Lassie is given away to another family, but Florian and Lassie yearn to be reunited again so Florian sets out on an adventure to find his best friend.

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