
Dying for a Baby
2019

Representation Score
Limited
2019
TV-14Director
Jared Cohn
Runtime
93 minutes
Average Rating
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Stressed to Death operates as a conventional character-driven revenge thriller. While it shifts focus from traditional male-led thrillers by highlighting Victoria's ability to act, it remains tied to standard genre expectations. The narrative centers on plot tension and personal retribution rather than broader social issues. The film's emphasis on a traditional marriage and a singular quest for vengeance limits its scope for broader social commentary.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-cisgender identities. The main conflict revolves around a traditional marriage between the victim and his wife.
Victoria, the protagonist, demonstrates strong ability to act as she drives a decade-long revenge plot. However, the EMT character might fall into the 'burden of care' archetype due to her moral dilemma.
The film does not provide specific information about the racial or ethnic backgrounds of the characters, so the demographic makeup of the cast remains unspecified.
The story delves into subjective morality through Victoria's pursuit of retribution outside the legal system. It emphasizes personal justice over the effectiveness of formal Western legal frameworks.
No characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities are present. The only physical trauma is the gunshot victim used as a plot device.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
During a robbery at a smart stop an EMT is faced with two victims; a pregnant lady and a man shot but still alive. When having to choose which to save first the injured man tells her take the pregnant lady, and she does. On her way back to get the man he is killed by the robber. Now the man's wife, Victoria, has been planning for ten years to exact revenge on her husband's death.

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