New Showbiz

You are here:
Corrections Class

Corrections Class

2014

Director

Ivan I. Tverdovsky

Runtime

98 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

Synopsis

Lena is a bright, disabled girl who, after years spent studying at home, is keen to get back to school. She is assigned to a special class for disabled pupils who have to present themselves before a school commission at the end of the year in order to prove that they merit being moved back into a "normal" class. Her enervated teachers, however, show absolutely no desire to motivate the students and help them improve; on the contrary, they try to quash right from the start any interest Lena shows in more complex study material. Nevertheless, Lena soon involves herself in the school routine and gets together with classmate Anton. Yet their transparent happiness is not to everyone's liking and repercussions soon follow.

Where to Watch

Diversity & Representation

Overall Score

5.9/10

Fair


Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Limited

Gender Representation

Fair

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Fair

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Good

Disability Representation

Excellent

Strengths

  • Provides significant agency to the disabled protagonist, making her a driver of the plot.
  • Offers a powerful critique of how state and educational institutions marginalize non-standard individuals.
  • Avoids cliché 'inspiration porn' by focusing on systemic exclusion rather than personal deficit.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lacks explicit LGBTQ+ representation or critiques of heteronormativity.
  • Presents a relatively homogeneous demographic with little racial or ethnic intersectionality.
  • Secondary social dynamics remain largely conventional and traditional.

AI Analysis

Corrections Class is a biting social realist drama that centers on the friction between individual agency and institutional stagnation. By focusing on Lena, a bright disabled girl, the film avoids the pitfalls of 'inspiration porn' and instead highlights how educational systems actively resist neurodivergent integration. The film's strength lies in its sophisticated deconstruction of 'normalcy.' It portrays the school system not as a nurturing environment, but as a site of enforced conformity where teachers work to quash student interest. While the film excels in disability representation and institutional critique, it lacks breadth in other areas. The narrative remains largely homogeneous and heteronormative, offering little engagement with queer perspectives or multicultural intersectionality.

How are these scores produced? →

Similar Movies

Movie poster for Temporary Difficulties

Temporary Difficulties

2018

No user ratings available yet
Diversity score: 6.2 out of 10

Я делаю шаг

2023

No user ratings available yet
Diversity score: 5.4 out of 10

Rate this Movie

No rating selected
Use arrow keys to select a rating from 1 to 5 stars
Optional text review, maximum 2000 characters
Tip: Wrap spoilers with ||double pipes|| to hide them
0/2000 characters
You must be signed in to submit a rating

Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts on this movie!

Use the rating form above to leave a star rating and optional review.