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Orange Days

Name: Orange Days
Director: Arash Lahooti
Released: 2019
Duration: 102 min

Representation Score

8.4/10

Excellent

2019

Director

Arash Lahooti

Runtime

102 minutes

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Orange Days successfully portrays a strong female protagonist navigating a restrictive social framework. By highlighting Aban, a woman outmaneuvering male competitors in the agricultural sector, the film effectively challenges traditional gendered labor hierarchies. The film offers a culturally authentic look at northern Iran, avoiding the whitewashing common in global productions. It uses the protagonist's personal struggles to critique systemic constraints imposed by state and religious authorities. However, the narrative lacks visibility for LGBTQ+ identities and does not address physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Orange Days have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not explicitly represent non-binary or LGBTQ+ identities. It focuses more on gender roles and labor than on queer identity.

How does Orange Days portray gender?

Excellent

Aban challenges traditional gender roles as a tough, self-sufficient contractor in a male-dominated industry. She demonstrates significant female leadership and intellect by organizing female seasonal workers.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Orange Days?

Good

The film features a localized Iranian cast that avoids Western-centric homogeneity. It provides a nuanced ethnic texture by focusing on the specific regional identity of northern Iran.

How does Orange Days represent religion and culture?

Good

The story critiques restrictive social and legal structures through the protagonist's struggle. It explores the tension between personal freedom and the rigidity of state and religious institutions.

Does Orange Days include disability representation?

Fair

There is no specific evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. The score reflects a neutral absence of data rather than the presence of stereotypes.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gendered labor hierarchies through a capable female protagonist.
Provides an authentic cultural depiction of northern Iran that avoids Western-centric homogeneity.
Critiques systemic social and religious constraints on individual freedom.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible representation for LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
Does not address physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Aban a tough, self-sufficient person, and the only woman contractor in the orange fields of northern Iran, beats out the male competitors for a big job. She becomes responsible for peaking oranges on a farm. The operation seems to get off to a rocky start but Aban won't let go without a fight. So, she asks women in the northern regions who are seasonal workers to help her.

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