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The Father's Shadow

Name: The Father's Shadow
Director: Gabriela Amaral Almeida
Released: 2018
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

7.9/10

Good

2018

Director

Gabriela Amaral Almeida

Runtime

92 minutes

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The Father's Shadow examines the collapse of traditional social roles through the lens of a dysfunctional home life. It successfully disrupts the usual family hierarchy by having a child take on adult responsibilities. However, the film's portrayal is limited to a broken nuclear family unit. While it challenges conventional norms, it doesn't explicitly show LGBTQ+ identities or detailed racial diversity. Overall, the film focuses on role reversal and the deconstruction of the 'perfect' family rather than exploring a wide range of intersecting identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Father's Shadow have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story centers around a broken nuclear family unit without any explicit mention of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.

How does The Father's Shadow portray gender?

Good

The film challenges traditional gender roles by putting a child in an adult position, which upends typical power structures in the home.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Father's Shadow?

Fair

As a Brazilian film, it provides a non-Western viewpoint. However, the specific racial makeup of the cast is not confirmed without seeing the film.

How does The Father's Shadow represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story questions the idea of the perfect family by showing parenthood as frustrating. It breaks down the concept of a stable, sacred household.

Does The Father's Shadow include disability representation?

Fair

The father's illness drives the plot but it's unclear if he has control over his situation or if his condition is just used as a plot point.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles and age-based power dynamics in the home.
Questions the idealized depiction of parenthood and the nuclear family.
Offers a non-Western perspective through its Brazilian setting and cultural context.

Limited or Absent

Does not include explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
The father's illness mainly serves as a plot device rather than exploring his ability to act.
The specific racial and ethnic diversity of the cast is not clearly defined.

Official Synopsis

When a child is forced to become the house's adult because her father is sick and her mother is dead, there's an inversion in the natural order of things. Childhood becomes a saga. And the frustrated parenthood turns into a conviction.

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