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The Fakir of Venice

Name: The Fakir of Venice
Director: Anand Surapur
Released: 2019
Duration: 87 min

Representation Score

5.7/10

Fair

2019

Director

Anand Surapur

Runtime

87 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film successfully places South Asian characters at the center of a European setting, challenging traditional travel narratives and class hierarchies. However, it lacks depth in other diversity areas, such as gender and LGBTQ+ representation. The work also fails to address characters with disabilities. Overall, it offers a critical look at how Western institutions consume Eastern culture.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Fakir of Venice have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include any specific LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-heterosexual relationships.

How does The Fakir of Venice portray gender?

Fair

The story focuses mainly on male characters, with no female characters playing key roles or challenging gender norms.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Fakir of Venice?

Good

The film features South Asian protagonists in a predominantly European setting, breaking away from typical tourist narratives.

How does The Fakir of Venice represent religion and culture?

Good

It critiques the Western fascination with Eastern mysticism, highlighting how art institutions value the aesthetics of Eastern traditions without understanding their true significance.

Does The Fakir of Venice include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities featured in the main storyline.

Present on Screen

Features South Asian protagonists as active drivers of the plot in a European context.
Challenges the commodification of Eastern spirituality by Western art institutions.
Explores themes of cultural and class collision.

Limited or Absent

Lacks female characters in key positions of influence.
Does not include specific LGBTQ+ characters or storylines.
Fails to depict characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Adi Merchant, a hustler from Mumbai is hired by a Venetian artist to find a fakir for an art installation in Venice. He cons the art fraternity and hires a daily wage labourer Sattar instead and the two have the most unique time of their lives in the picturesque European city.

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