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If You're Gone

Name: If You're Gone
Director: Brittany Goodwin
Released: 2019
Duration: 114 min

Representation Score

1.8/10

Minimal

2019

Director

Brittany Goodwin

Runtime

114 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

If You're Gone is a character-driven drama centered on personal crisis and the erosion of certainty. The narrative emphasizes the psychological and spiritual impact of a disappearance over systemic social critique. While the film provides intellectual exploration by having the protagonist question her religious beliefs, it adheres to a conventional dramatic structure. It lacks multi-layered casting and the intentional subversion of social hierarchies, resulting in a lower diversity rating. Ultimately, the film serves as an intimate examination of interpersonal dynamics rather than a progressive reconfiguration of identity-based power structures.

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Category Breakdown

Does If You're Gone have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any non-straight relationships or characters questioning their sexuality. The main romance follows a traditional storyline without challenging the idea that everyone is straight.

How does If You're Gone portray gender?

Fair

The female lead plays a significant role in driving the story as the primary investigator and emotional core. However, her storyline centers around a missing male character, which may lean into traditional emotional labor clichés.

How racially and ethnically diverse is If You're Gone?

Limited

The cast includes an actress of color, but the narrative focuses on a specific interpersonal dynamic. It does not emphasize a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority.

How does If You're Gone represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story involves the protagonist questioning her faith, deconstructing traditional religious beliefs. However, it does not address broader systemic issues or anti-capitalist critiques.

Does If You're Gone include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict any characters with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions.

Present on Screen

The female lead plays a significant role as the story's primary emotional driver.
The narrative delves into the intellectual deconstruction of traditional religious beliefs.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks multi-layered casting and diverse representation across various identity groups.
The plot relies on traditional gender clichés regarding emotional labor following a male character's disappearance.
There is no evidence of LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight narratives.

Official Synopsis

When high school senior Brad Lee disappears the night of his graduation ceremony, his girlfriend is forced to question everything she thought she knew about him and their relationship, as well as her own faith, in hopes of finding him.

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