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The Unholy Trinity

Name: The Unholy Trinity
Director: Richard Gray
Released: 2025
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2025

Director

Richard Gray

Runtime

95 minutes

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The film functions as a revisionist Western that prioritizes the deconstruction of institutional authority over traditional genre clichés. By introducing racial complexity and questioning historical legacies, it successfully disrupts the monolithic white frontier myth. However, the narrative remains heavily centered on male-driven conflict and patriarchal lineage. The absence of LGBTQ+ representation and disability-focused storylines limits its overall progressive reach. Ultimately, the film finds its strength in cultural critique and ethnic inclusion, while still being narrow in its gender and identity spectrum.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Unholy Trinity have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or themes related to queer identities.

How does The Unholy Trinity portray gender?

Fair

The story centers around male-driven conflicts, particularly the relationship between Isaac and Henry. Although there are female characters, the narrative emphasizes patriarchal authority.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Unholy Trinity?

Good

The film includes Running Cub, a Blackfoot woman, which adds racial diversity. Casting Samuel L. Jackson further enhances the ensemble's inclusivity.

How does The Unholy Trinity represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques traditional Western clichés by depicting established institutions as corrupt. It questions the reliability of frontier justice and local power structures.

Does The Unholy Trinity include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the story.

Present on Screen

Challenges the 'heroic sheriff' cliché by framing local law as potentially corrupt.
Integrates Indigenous perspectives through the inclusion of a Blackfoot woman.
Uses a revisionist lens to critique systemic corruption and wrongful executions.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and queer themes.
The narrative is heavily dominated by male-centric power dynamics.
Provides no visible representation for characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1870s Montana, in the moments before the execution of Isaac Broadway, he gives his estranged son, Henry, an impossible task: murder the man who framed him for a crime he didn’t commit. Intent on fulfilling his promise, Henry travels to the remote town of Trinity, where an unexpected turn of events traps him in town and leaves him caught between Gabriel Dove, the town’s upstanding new sheriff, and a mysterious figure named St. Christopher.

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