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The Eremites

Name: The Eremites
Director: Ronny Trocker
Released: 2017
Duration: 110 min

Representation Score

3.4/10

Limited

2017

Director

Ronny Trocker

Runtime

110 minutes

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The film stands out by deconstructing traditional social structures, particularly through its subversion of gender roles and critique of agrarian heritage. However, its highly localized and homogeneous setting limits its diversity. The absence of racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ diversity contributes to a narrow demographic scope. While the film challenges conventional morality, it lacks characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Eremites have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on traditional family dynamics between a mother and son, with no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives.

How does The Eremites portray gender?

Good

Marianne is portrayed as a powerful matriarch who wields psychological control, challenging the traditional patriarchal hierarchy.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Eremites?

Limited

The film is set in a homogeneous Alpine community with little representation of racial or ethnic diversity.

How does The Eremites represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The narrative critiques Western institutions and ancestral land ownership, presenting a nuanced view of agrarian heritage.

Does The Eremites include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no explicit depiction of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities, though the protagonist's introversion hints at psychological complexity.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles by centering a powerful matriarch.
Critiques ancestral traditions and land ownership.
Explores complex, situational ethics.

Limited or Absent

Does not include diverse racial or ethnic representation.
Lacks LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives.
Does not depict physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Albert grew up on an isolated mountain farm in the middle of nowhere in the Alps. Although he’s already in his 30s, his omnipresent mother Marianne still pulls the strings in his life. Not intentionally and only because of his mother’s pressure, Albert went to live in the nearby valley to make his living in a marble quarry. Marianne wants to protect him from the poor and lonesome life on the mountain and is even willing to denounce their bonds to the tradition of the farm, that has existed over centuries. Like an abandoned animal that keeps coming back to its territory, the introverted farmers son keeps sneaking back to the mountain as often as possible. When his father dies accidently whilst repairing the roof, Marianne fears, that Albert will take over the role of his father and return to the farm. Instead, she decides to hide the death from Albert and the outside world—and buries his corpse on the mountain.

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