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To Fool a Thief

Name: To Fool a Thief
Director: Ariel Winograd
Released: 2013
Duration: 105 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

2013

Not Rated

Director

Ariel Winograd

Runtime

105 minutes

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To Fool a Thief is a conventional romantic comedy that leans towards escapism. While it offers a localized cultural perspective through its Filipino cast and regional setting, it maintains traditional narrative structures regarding romance and morality. The film successfully moves away from Anglo-centric storytelling by using regional talent. However, it remains limited by conventional narrative frameworks concerning romance and morality. Ultimately, the film functions as a glamorous romantic comedy that prioritizes genre clichés over deeper social or systemic critiques.

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Category Breakdown

Does To Fool a Thief have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a heterosexual relationship between the two main characters. It does not include any non-cisgender gender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does To Fool a Thief portray gender?

Fair

Natalia plays a significant role in the heist and serves as a strategic counterpart to Sebastian. However, the resolution sticks to traditional romantic courtship dynamics.

How racially and ethnically diverse is To Fool a Thief?

Good

The film features a predominantly Filipino cast, highlighting non-Western identities. This casting ensures the narrative is driven by regional actors rather than Anglo-centric norms.

How does To Fool a Thief represent religion and culture?

Limited

The setting emphasizes luxury and aesthetics within vineyards and high-society environments. The narrative prioritizes individual romantic fulfillment over a critique of social or religious institutions.

Does To Fool a Thief include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not focus on visible or invisible disabilities. Characters are portrayed within the typical parameters of the romantic comedy genre.

Present on Screen

The predominantly Filipino cast provides a localized cultural perspective.
Natalia actively participates in the heist, showcasing her role in the plot.
The film avoids Anglo-centric storytelling norms through regional casting.

Limited or Absent

The narrative adheres to traditional romantic frameworks.
The resolution relies on conventional courtship dynamics.
The story lacks a critique of social or institutional structures.

Official Synopsis

Sebastian meets Natalia when trying to steal an important piece of art from a museum, and she wins the hand. Rivals declared, the two have to work together later in a robbery more complex: a valuable and unique bottle of Malbec from Bordeaux in the mid-nineteenth century, listed as one of the best wines in the world and jealously guarded in the vault of a bank, in Mendoza. In a world full of glamor, between vineyards and mountains, the thieves will have to display their magic, but while preparing discover theft, each to his own, that nothing will be as thought

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