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Redirected

Name: Redirected
Director: Emilis Vėlyvis
Released: 2014
Duration: 99 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

2014

Director

Emilis Vėlyvis

Runtime

99 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Redirected operates as a conventional crime-comedy that relies on established genre clichés rather than challenging common expectations. The narrative is driven by a male ensemble, centering on camaraderie and masculine-coded criminal dynamics. While the Lithuanian-British production provides a transnational setting, the film lacks significant racial blending or multi-layered representation. The cultural variety is primarily geographic rather than a deep exploration of diverse identities. Ultimately, the film functions as a standard genre piece. It prioritizes the mechanics of a botched heist and dark comedy over the representation of underrepresented groups or the disruption of traditional social hierarchies.

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Category Breakdown

Does Redirected have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film centers on a male-centric heist plot without any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Redirected portray gender?

Limited

The story emphasizes a male ensemble with masculine-coded conflicts and traditional hierarchies of action and criminality.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Redirected?

Fair

The film offers a transnational setting between London and Lithuania, but the core cast remains relatively homogeneous.

How does Redirected represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative uses the chaos of the criminal underworld as a comedic backdrop and lacks explicit critiques of Western institutions or the lasting effects of historical colonization.

Does Redirected include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities, nor is disability used as a plot device.

Present on Screen

The film provides a transnational setting and geographic variety through its Lithuanian-British collaboration.
The dark comedy framework explores moral relativism through situational ethics.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks meaningful LGBTQ+ representation or non-cisgender identities.
Narrative ability to act is overly concentrated in a male ensemble, reinforcing traditional masculine hierarchies.
The cast lacks significant racial blending or diverse ethnic representation.

Official Synopsis

Four friends become stranded in Eastern Europe and have to become hit men, prostitutes, corrupt cops, smugglers and more to make it home.

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