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Everyone Will Burn

Everyone Will Burn

Representation Score

8.3/10

Excellent

2023

Director

David Hebrero

Runtime

125 minutes

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Everyone Will Burn is a psychological horror that deconstructs the pastoral ideal of small-town life. It replaces the concept of a stable, supportive community with a landscape of corruption and sadistic secrets. By centering the story on a woman's role amidst an impending apocalypse, the film challenges traditional social hierarchies. The film excels at critiquing established power dynamics and the moral failures of a collective. It uses the protagonist's personal tragedy to explore broader themes of systemic corruption and the breakdown of social contracts. However, the narrative's focus on a specific, localized Spanish setting and its emphasis on maternal grief leaves little room for explicit representation of diverse racial or LGBTQ+ identities. The diversity present is largely thematic and structural rather than character-driven.

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Category Breakdown

Does Everyone Will Burn have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on maternal grief and community secrets rather than explicit LGBTQ identities. Themes of immoral lies may hint at underrepresented identities, but there are no explicit non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.

How does Everyone Will Burn portray gender?

Good

María José serves as a strong protagonist, navigating an existential crisis and systemic opposition. The film presents a complex, grieving woman rather than a passive victim, challenging traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Everyone Will Burn?

Fair

Set in a localized village in León, Spain, the film implies a homogeneous structure. It avoids idealized village clichés, opting for a gritty depiction of social strata instead.

How does Everyone Will Burn represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The narrative critiques the sanctity of traditional institutions and the moral authority of small-town social structures. It prioritizes subjective morality over the established social contract of the community.

Does Everyone Will Burn include disability representation?

Fair

The plot centers on the psychological trauma and grief following a child's suicide. Mental health and the impact of bullying are treated as central narrative drivers.

Present on Screen

  • Strong subversion of traditional gender hierarchies through a complex female protagonist.
  • Effective critique of traditional social institutions and community morality.
  • Meaningful integration of psychological trauma and mental health themes into the core plot.

Limited or Absent

  • Lack of explicit representation for LGBTQ+ or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
  • Limited evidence of racial and ethnic diversity within the localized setting.

Official Synopsis

In a small village in Leon, Spain, María José prepares to end her life after failing to get over the suicide of her bullied son years before. Everything changes when she receives a visit from Lucía, a strange little girl who could be connected to a local legend about stopping an impending apocalypse. With the enigmatic girl by her side, María José faces the corrupt community, overloaded with sadistic secrets and immoral lies.

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