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Alleluia

Name: Alleluia
Director: Fabrice Du Welz
Released: 2014
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

7.9/10

Good

2014

Unrated

Director

Fabrice Du Welz

Runtime

93 minutes

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Alleluia succeeds as a visceral deconstruction of social and spiritual hierarchies. By centering a non-Western perspective and a female protagonist who play a significant role in driving the story, the film moves away from traditional, homogeneous storytelling clichés. The film's greatest strength lies in its cultural and racial authenticity. It avoids the Western perspective by grounding the narrative in a sub-Saharan context and offering a sharp critique of religious institutions. However, the film lacks diversity in terms of LGBTQ+ representation and does not center specific physical or neurodivergent disabilities. The focus remains primarily on survival and the breakdown of institutional order.

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Category Breakdown

Does Alleluia have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The story focuses on the protagonist's survival among various outcasts without exploring non-straight relationships or identities.

How does Alleluia portray gender?

Good

A young female protagonist drives the plot through active survival. She avoids the role of a passive victim, navigating a world where traditional masculine protections are absent.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Alleluia?

Excellent

Set in a sub-Saharan landscape, the film utilizes a predominantly African cast. It avoids a Western perspective by immersing viewers in a localized, non-Anglo-Saxon reality.

How does Alleluia represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The narrative critiques organized religion as an oppressive and violent institution. It embraces moral relativism, framing established social orders as corrupt or inadequate for survival.

Does Alleluia include disability representation?

Fair

Characters are defined by socioeconomic status and their relationship to a cult rather than specific disabilities. Trauma and exhaustion drive the tension rather than neurodivergence.

Present on Screen

Strong racial and ethnic authenticity through a predominantly African cast and sub-Saharan setting.
Effective subversion of religious authority, portraying organized religion as a source of systemic trauma.
Empowered female protagonist who drives the narrative through active survival rather than passivity.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit LGBTQ+ characters or narratives centered on non-straight relationships.
Minimal focus on neurodivergence or specific physical disabilities as central themes of ability to act.

Official Synopsis

Michel, a murderous womanizer, meets introverted Gloria online and treats her to a whirlwind one-night-stand. Offering herself as an accomplice in his seductive crimes, the unhinged lovers embark on a deadly odyssey amplified by wild sex, unbridled jealousy, and passionate forays into the dark arts.

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