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Our New President
Representation Score
4.2/10
Fair
2018
Director
Maxim Pozdorovkin
Runtime
77 minutes
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Our New President is a specialized documentary that prioritizes the deconstruction of information warfare over demographic breadth. Its low scores in race, gender, and LGBTQ+ representation stem from its specific ethnographic focus on Russian state media and a homogeneous provincial setting. However, the film achieves high marks in cultural representation through its intellectual subversion of authority. It provides a sophisticated critique of how systemic power manipulates perception and erodes objective truth. Ultimately, the work functions as a study of institutional fragility rather than a showcase for diverse human identities.
Category Breakdown
Does Our New President have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not focus on LGBTQ+ identities or stories. It focuses on the broader socio-political landscape of Russian information control.
How does Our New President portray gender?
The documentary highlights a landscape dominated by traditional patriarchal power structures. Male figures primarily lead in the propaganda clips analyzed.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Our New President?
Set within a localized, homogeneous Russian provincial context, the film's subjects represent a largely mono-ethnic population without diverse ethnic perspectives.
How does Our New President represent religion and culture?
The film excels in critiquing institutional integrity. It portrays a world of moral relativism where truth is used as a tool of the state.
Does Our New President include disability representation?
There is no significant evidence of subjects with visible or invisible disabilities. The focus remains on macro-level information movement rather than individual lived experiences.
Present on Screen
- Provides a sophisticated critique of institutional integrity and the manufacturing of consent.
- Offers a profound intellectual subversion of authority and state-sponsored truth.
- Effectively deconstructs the mechanics of modern information warfare and political manipulation.
Limited or Absent
- Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives addressing heteronormativity.
- Features a lack of racial and ethnic diversity due to its localized setting.
- Does not include subjects with visible or invisible disabilities in the narrative.
Official Synopsis
The story of Donald Trump's election told entirely through Russian propaganda. By turns horrifying and hilarious, the film is a satirical portrait of Russian meddling in the 2016 election that reveals an empire of fake news and the tactics of modern day information warfare.
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