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Dente por Dente

Name: Dente por Dente
Director: Julio Taubkin, Pedro Arantes
Released: 2020
Duration: 91 min

Representation Score

7.5/10

Good

2020

Director

Julio Taubkin, Pedro Arantes

Runtime

91 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Dente por Dente is a psychological thriller that prioritizes individual trauma and subconscious fragmentation over broad social critique. Set in São Paulo, it provides a culturally diverse backdrop but remains focused on individualistic themes. The film's primary contribution to diversity lies in its Brazilian setting, offering a departure from Western-centric narratives despite its individualistic plot.

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Category Breakdown

Does Dente por Dente have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story focuses on a male protagonist's psychological journey. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Dente por Dente portray gender?

Fair

The film centers on a male private security agent. His vulnerability is explored, but the role adheres to traditional thriller archetypes without challenging gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Dente por Dente?

Good

Set in São Paulo, the film operates within a racially and ethnically diverse Brazilian context. However, specific details about the cast's composition are not provided.

How does Dente por Dente represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film explores subjective reality and memory instability. It focuses on individual internal struggles rather than engaging in explicit critiques of capitalism or Western culture.

Does Dente por Dente include disability representation?

Good

The protagonist's dreams of teeth falling symbolize mental instability. This offers potential for a nuanced depiction of psychological fragmentation.

Present on Screen

The São Paulo setting provides a culturally diverse backdrop that moves away from homogeneous Anglo-Saxon frameworks.
The use of dental decay as a somatic metaphor offers a potential for nuanced exploration of mental health and neurodivergence.

Limited or Absent

The narrative relies on traditional thriller archetypes, centering a male protagonist without clear challenges to gender hierarchies.
The focus on individualistic psychological exploration limits the film's capacity for systemic or multi-layered social critique.

Official Synopsis

A thriller set in São Paulo Brazil, about a private security agent who starts to dream of his teeth falling. Somehow those dreams might be related to a string of mysterious deaths around him. Tormented by his dreams he sets on a journey to investigate, his life, his memory and his subconscious.

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