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God, You’re Such a Prick

Name: God, You’re Such a Prick
Director: André Erkau
Released: 2020
Duration: 98 min

Representation Score

6.3/10

Good

2020

Director

André Erkau

Runtime

98 minutes

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The film functions primarily as a character-driven drama focused on individual emotional arcs. While it avoids some gendered clichés by giving Steffi professional ambitions, the narrative remains largely centered on traditional romantic and familial structures. The lack of visible racial or LGBTQ+ diversity keeps the score in a moderate-to-low range. The film's strength lies in its potential to explore medical vulnerability and the deconstruction of the idealized family unit through its central crisis. Ultimately, the work prioritizes personal drama over broad sociopolitical commentary, resulting in a narrative that feels localized and conventional rather than multi-layered.

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Category Breakdown

Does God, You’re Such a Prick have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story centers on a heterosexual romance between Steffi and Fabian. There are no characters who identify as LGBTQ+, nor does the narrative critique the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does God, You’re Such a Prick portray gender?

Fair

Steffi is a protagonist with clear personal ambitions, such as joining the police force. She maintains a significant role in driving the story beyond her romantic relationship, avoiding common passive feminine clichés.

How racially and ethnically diverse is God, You’re Such a Prick?

Limited

The film lacks explicit evidence of a diverse or non-white cast. The production suggests a localized, potentially homogeneous social environment.

How does God, You’re Such a Prick represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot explores how a medical diagnosis impacts family dynamics. This may offer a critique of the perceived stability of traditional Western domestic institutions.

Does God, You’re Such a Prick include disability representation?

Fair

The narrative revolves around a life-altering medical crisis. This provides a platform to explore the complexities of physical or mental health and medical vulnerability.

Present on Screen

Steffi is portrayed as an ambitious character with professional goals independent of her romantic life.
The central medical crisis offers a meaningful exploration of health-related vulnerability and lived experience.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.
The story focuses on traditional heterosexual romance, offering little representation for LGBTQ+ identities.

Official Synopsis

16-year old Steffi just graduated from high school and is very much looking forward to her class trip to Paris where she has promised her boyfriend Fabian the romantic night that she has kept him waiting for so long. Her lifelong plan to join the police forces is already set up, her adult life is right around the corner. At a routine health check-up, just before the trip to Paris, Steffi and her parents are faced with a shattering diagnosis ...

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