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Baba Yaga Saves The World

Name: Baba Yaga Saves The World
Director: Karen Zakharov
Released: 2023
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

3.9/10

Limited

2023

Director

Karen Zakharov

Runtime

90 minutes

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Baba Yaga Saves The World is a traditional folklore adventure that relies on well-established genre conventions. While it avoids many modern progressive elements, it offers a notable subversion of gender roles by centering a legendary female figure as the main character. The film's focus on Slavic mythology creates a culturally specific and homogeneous environment. This emphasis on traditional folklore limits the scope for racial or multi-layered diversity, as the narrative prioritizes a classic moral binary over systemic critiques. Overall, the film provides a stable, family-friendly experience that empowers its central female character while remaining within the confines of conventional storytelling and localized cultural frameworks.

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Category Breakdown

Does Baba Yaga Saves The World have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include any explicit representations of same-sex relationships or non-binary gender identities. It stays within traditional storytelling without addressing LGBTQ+ themes.

How does Baba Yaga Saves The World portray gender?

Fair

Baba Yaga is a strong female character who drives the plot forward through her quest. However, the story still follows a traditional dualistic structure involving male characters.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Baba Yaga Saves The World?

Limited

The narrative is based in Slavic folklore, indicating a culturally homogeneous setting. There is no indication of a multi-ethnic cast or diverse non-human characters.

How does Baba Yaga Saves The World represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot centers around a classic battle between good and evil within a traditional moral framework. It focuses on folklore rather than exploring complex moral relativism.

Does Baba Yaga Saves The World include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters dealing with physical, neurological, or sensory disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film gives significant power to Baba Yaga, positioning her as a proactive protagonist.
The narrative challenges common clichés by making a legendary female figure the primary character tasked with saving the world.

Limited or Absent

The story lacks multi-layered complexity, sticking to traditional moral dualism and standard genre structures.
The cultural scope is limited to a homogeneous Slavic framework without multi-ethnic representation.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or characters navigating various disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Our days. Curious schoolboy Senka finds himself in a fairy-tale forest, hidden from human eyes by the spell of Yaga. To cast the spell again, Yaga goes to a modern city in search of a magical wonderful color. In the city, Koshchei, who remained alive after the battle with Ivan Tsarevich, has been waiting for a meeting with Yaga for a thousand years. Koschei is hiding in a dark dungeon and wants revenge, because it was Yaga who helped defeat him. There will be a new battle of good and evil. The winner will be the one who will be supported by the schoolboy Senka, who until the last did not believe that he was in a fairy tale.

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