
Sons of Perdition
2010

Representation Score
Limited
2021
Director
Don Argott
Runtime
103 minutes
Average Rating
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Keep Sweet functions as a sociological examination of religious exceptionalism rather than a broad demographic survey. It looks at how a closed social system challenges mainstream Western social and religious norms. The film's main strength lies in its critique of traditional religious structures and the tension between individual freedom and institutional rules. However, the documentary lacks diversity in traditional categories such as race and sexual orientation.
Category Breakdown
The documentary centers around a traditional religious structure that assumes everyone is straight. It does not focus on LGBTQ+ identities or challenge the idea that everyone is straight.
The film highlights the unequal roles within a polygamous setup. It documents the experiences of women within a system where roles are strictly defined by marital status, giving them a significant role in driving the story.
The community shown is largely uniform, with few non-white or non-Anglo-Saxon perspectives. The narrative does not prioritize diverse viewpoints, reflecting the specific demographic of the isolated religious group.
The film offers a critical look at traditional Western institutions and religious authority. It explores the conflict between personal freedom and institutional rules within a breakaway religious group.
There is insufficient evidence to score specific representations of visible or invisible disabilities as central narrative drivers, despite exploring the mental toll of communal living.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
“Keep Sweet” concerns the conflicts in two towns on opposite sides of a state line. The area of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., was settled by members of a breakaway faction of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that continued to practice polygamy after the church had banned it.

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