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11:23 - 09:59 (About Fear)

Name: 11:23 - 09:59 (About Fear)
Director: Stefan Jäger, Luca Ribler
Released: 2014
Duration: 75 min

Representation Score

5.4/10

Fair

2014

Director

Stefan Jäger, Luca Ribler

Runtime

75 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

This horror experiment emphasizes atmospheric tension and personal psychological trials over social or identity-based critiques. The narrative centers on a group of students facing dares in an underground bunker, focusing on individual fear rather than diverse representation. While the film subtly deconstructs nationalistic architecture by turning a historical defense complex into a source of dread, it lacks demographic diversity. The setting and character descriptions suggest a traditional, localized demographic profile typical of regional independent productions. Overall, the film serves as a genre-specific exploration of courage. It does not offer the character development or diverse casting needed to address various identity groups effectively.

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Category Breakdown

Does 11:23 - 09:59 (About Fear) have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight. The story focuses on psychological tension in a survival horror setting.

How does 11:23 - 09:59 (About Fear) portray gender?

Fair

The story revolves around six drama students, but the film does not specify the gender distribution or power dynamics among them. The ensemble setup seems conventional for the horror genre.

How racially and ethnically diverse is 11:23 - 09:59 (About Fear)?

Limited

Set in the Swiss Alps, the film suggests a homogeneous European cast. There is no indication of actors from different racial backgrounds playing roles traditionally expected to be white.

How does 11:23 - 09:59 (About Fear) represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film challenges cultural symbols by using the Swiss defense complex as a source of dread. It questions traditional views of national security and stability.

Does 11:23 - 09:59 (About Fear) include disability representation?

Limited

The film does not mention any characters with physical or invisible disabilities. The plot focuses on psychological stressors rather than neurodivergence.

Present on Screen

Subtly challenges nationalistic architecture by repurposing a historical defense complex as a site of psychological dread.
Uses a survival horror framework to explore existentialist moral frameworks and individual psychological trials.

Limited or Absent

Lacks overt character development that addresses multiple aspects of diversity.
Shows no evidence of diverse representation regarding race, disability, or LGBTQ+ identities.

Official Synopsis

Shortly before graduating, six drama students set off into the Swiss Alps. The aim of their excursion is to test the extent of and overcome their fears using a series of dares. They plan to stay overnight in an underground alpine bunker. As the group initially jokes about the similarity of their situation with THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, the game soon turns into an unpredictable trial of courage for them all. This no-budget-horror-experiment from director Stefan Jäger takes us into the uncomfortable underworld of the Swiss réduit, a huge defence complex, the construction of which began before the First World War.

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