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Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle

Name: Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle
Director: Igor Zaytsev
Released: 2021
Duration: 97 min

Representation Score

3.9/10

Limited

2021

Director

Igor Zaytsev

Runtime

97 minutes

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Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle is a period crime adventure set in 1919. It primarily focuses on the pursuit of historical artifacts and moral ambiguity. The film explores themes of systemic instability and the subversion of authority through its cast of adventurers. While the multicultural setting provides a framework for ethnic diversity, the narrative does not specifically address underrepresented identities. The film operates within a traditional adventure framework, emphasizing historical accuracy and moral complexity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include explicit representations of LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships. The story centers on traditional adventure themes and criminal pursuits, rather than exploring queer character development.

How does Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle portray gender?

Fair

Women are featured as active participants in the adventure and pursuit storyline. However, their level of influence and control over their own destinies is not clearly defined.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle?

Fair

The film sets its story in a multicultural environment involving Russian and Turkish authorities. The specific racial composition of the main characters is not detailed.

How does Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story delves into moral relativism through characters such as a Satanist and various hustlers. It emphasizes subjective morality and skepticism towards institutional authority.

Does Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

The period setting provides a naturally multicultural backdrop involving Russian and Turkish authorities.
Women are integrated into high-stakes, criminal contexts rather than being confined to passive domestic roles.
The narrative deconstructs social order by focusing on characters who operate outside traditional legal frameworks.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth character arcs.
There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
The depth of women's ability to drive the story and the specific racial makeup of the protagonists are not clearly defined.

Official Synopsis

1919, Solnechnomorsk. Talented adventurers have become too unexpected: now they are wanted by the Russian and Turkish police. They go to the south of Russia to take possession of the golden scepter of Count Rumyantsev. In pursuit of a precious little thing, terrorists, circus performers and even participating ladies can dress up as them. Meanwhile, Ostap’s mother is approaching the paws of the gloomy Satanist Crowley, in whose treasury, by a mysterious coincidence, there is also a scepter ...

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