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Kadet 1947

Name: Kadet 1947
Director: Aldo Swastia, Rahabi Mandra
Released: 2021
Duration: 111 min

Representation Score

2.9/10

Limited

2021

TV-14

Director

Aldo Swastia, Rahabi Mandra

Runtime

111 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Kadet 1947 is a historical drama that emphasizes national ability to act and anti-colonial perspectives over contemporary social identity politics. Its main impact lies in challenging colonial hierarchies. The film successfully offers a counter-narrative to Western-centric historical accounts by focusing on Indonesia's struggle for self-determination. This provides a strong sense of post-colonial identity. However, the film remains confined by traditional military and gendered structures. It primarily serves as an exercise in national sovereignty rather than a deconstruction of internal social hierarchies.

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Category Breakdown

Does Kadet 1947 have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters or narratives related to LGBTQ+ identities. It seems to follow the traditional social structures of the 1947 era.

How does Kadet 1947 portray gender?

Limited

The story is driven by a group of male military cadets. Female characters do not play significant roles in driving the plot.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Kadet 1947?

Good

The film focuses on Indonesian cadets fighting for their country’s independence from Dutch rule. This shifts the perspective away from Eurocentric views, highlighting the ability to act of a non-Western population.

How does Kadet 1947 represent religion and culture?

Good

As an anti-colonial narrative, the film criticizes Western imperialism. It portrays the fight for national liberation as a challenge to colonial institutions.

Does Kadet 1947 include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

Significantly explores post-colonial identity and national ability to act.
Challenges Eurocentric historical perspectives by centering non-Western viewpoints.
Critiques Western imperialism through an anti-colonial lens.

Limited or Absent

Does not represent LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered narratives.
Maintains a male-centric narrative with limited female involvement.
Does not include characters with various disabilities.

Official Synopsis

When the Dutch initiates an aggression against Indonesia to regain its rule post World War II, a group of inexperienced cadets need to defend the last remaining airbase so they may have a chance to help the Republic win the revolutionary war and to protect what they have come to care for.

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