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When Mom Is Away

When Mom Is Away

Representation Score

2.1/10

Limited

2019

Director

Alessandro Genovesi

Runtime

95 minutes

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When Mom Is Away is a conventional domestic comedy that primarily challenges traditional gender roles. By portraying the father as domestically incompetent, the film critiques typical masculine archetypes. However, the film lacks broader diversity, focusing on a homogeneous middle-class Italian family. While the gender subversion adds some social commentary, the adherence to standard Western social structures limits its overall diversity impact.

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Category Breakdown

Does When Mom Is Away have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a traditional nuclear family and does not include any non-cisgender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does When Mom Is Away portray gender?

Good

The story shifts caregiving responsibilities to the father, critiquing traditional masculine archetypes through comedic situations.

How racially and ethnically diverse is When Mom Is Away?

Limited

The cast depicts a homogeneous middle-class Italian family without diverse ethnic representation or casting that challenges Eurocentric norms.

How does When Mom Is Away represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative reinforces Western family structures through situational comedy, adhering to standard social norms without critiquing the family institution.

Does When Mom Is Away include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities featured in the plot or character development.

Present on Screen

  • Challenges traditional masculine archetypes through the father's domestic incompetence.
  • Uses comedic situational dynamics to critique gendered domestic hierarchies.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks depth in representing racial, LGBTQ+, or disability issues.
  • Depicts a homogeneous middle-class Italian family without diverse casting.

Official Synopsis

A stressed-out mom takes off on a 10-day solo vacation, sending her family into chaos as the dad tries to take over the household duties.

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