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Contact High

Contact High

2009

Not Rated

Director

Michael Glawogger

Runtime

98 minutes

Average Rating

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Synopsis

Gangster boss Carlos orders the dodgy Viennese junkyard owner Harry to bring him a bag from Poland. Harry passes the order on to his "best man" Schorsch. Schorsch, not exactly the brightest, is currently without a driver's license and completely fixated on the 24-hour car race of Le Mans. So he gives the order to Mao and sends in their place the takeaway lessees Hans and Max to Poland. Their journey leads to a seemingly endless drug trip full of extraordinary phenomena.

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Diversity & Representation

Overall Score

4.7/10

Fair

Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Limited

The film lacks explicit evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The focus remains on a transactional criminal underworld that appears to rely on heteronormative structures.

Gender Representation

Fair

The narrative architecture prioritizes a male-dominated hierarchy of bosses and subordinates. There is no evidence of female characters with agency or the subversion of traditional masculine frameworks.

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Fair

The story involves a journey between Vienna and Poland, suggesting a European context. While the name Mao implies some ethnic diversity, the plot centers on a European criminal underworld.

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Good

The film disrupts conventional morality by centering on a drug-related errand and subjective experiences. It prioritizes chaotic, experiential narratives over traditional Western moralism or legal stability.

Disability Representation

Minimal

There is no information regarding the inclusion of characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.

Strengths

  • The film offers a departure from traditional Western moralism through its subjective, experiential narrative lens.
  • The plot utilizes a non-traditional, chaotic structure that prioritizes extraordinary phenomena over standard legal or social stability.

Areas for Improvement

  • The narrative relies on a heavily male-dominated hierarchy, lacking female characters with meaningful agency.
  • There is a notable absence of LGBTQ+ representation or non-heteronormative identities within the criminal underworld setting.
  • The film lacks evidence of racial or ethnic diversity beyond functional plot requirements.

AI Analysis

Contact High operates primarily within the constraints of a crime comedy, focusing on a chain of male subordinates tasked with a drug errand. The narrative structure is driven by a male-dominated hierarchy, which limits the scope of gender and identity representation. While the film lacks significant demographic diversity, it finds progressive value in its rejection of standard moral hierarchies. By framing the journey through extraordinary, drug-induced phenomena, it adopts a relativistic view of social order rather than reinforcing institutional norms. Ultimately, the film's diversity is functional to its plot rather than an exploration of intersectional identities. It presents a specific, narrow slice of the European criminal underworld.

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