Trois jours en juin
2005
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Our Patriots
Representation Score
5.7/10
Fair
2017
Director
Gabriel Le Bomin
Runtime
105 minutes
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Our Patriots stands out by placing a Black Senegalese soldier at the center of a traditional European war drama. This choice disrupts the homogeneity of the genre by centering a non-white perspective during the French defeat of 1940. While the film excels in racial and cultural subversion, it remains limited in other areas. The narrative structure is heavily male-centric, and there is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or disability. Ultimately, the film succeeds as a humanist historical drama that complicates Western nationalist narratives through the eyes of a colonial subject.
Category Breakdown
Does Our Patriots have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not include any visible LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships. Its focus is on wartime survival and racial identity.
How does Our Patriots portray gender?
The story revolves around a male soldier and his interactions with villagers. Female characters play minor roles and have little detailed development.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Our Patriots?
By highlighting a Senegalese rifleman in occupied France, the film challenges Eurocentric war stories. It gives significant weight to a Black protagonist in a historically underrepresented setting.
How does Our Patriots represent religion and culture?
The film critiques colonial hierarchies by focusing on a colonial subject's perspective. It shifts the narrative from state patriotism to a nuanced story of individual survival.
Does Our Patriots include disability representation?
There is no mention of characters dealing with physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the narrative.
Present on Screen
- Centers a Black protagonist within a traditionally white-dominated historical landscape.
- Challenges Eurocentric war clichés by focusing on a colonial subject's survival.
- Provides a nuanced critique of colonial hierarchies during a period of national crisis.
Limited or Absent
- Female characters lack detailed development and ability to act.
- No visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
- Does not feature characters navigating physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Official Synopsis
After the French defeat of summer 1940, Addi Ba, a young Senegalese rifleman escapes and hides in the Vosges. Aided by some villagers, he gets false documents that allow him to live openly.
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