
This Is Cristina
2019

Representation Score
Fair
2015
Director
Jonas Grosch, Carlos Val
Runtime
88 minutes
Average Rating
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bestefreunde is a character-driven exploration of identity that challenges societal expectations. By centering on a queer female protagonist who rejects the 'biological clock,' the film successfully disrupts traditional gender roles and societal pressures. The film excels in celebrating individual ability to act and critiquing the pressure to lead a 'normal' life. Susi Q’s journey serves as a postmodern rejection of the domestic stability typically expected of women as they age. However, the film lacks significant racial and ethnic diversity, focusing instead on a more homogeneous social environment. This limitation prevents the story from achieving a deeper level of multi-layered complexity.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on Susi Q, a protagonist whose attraction to women is a key part of her identity. Queer desire is not portrayed as a problem but as a natural aspect of her lifestyle.
Susi Q defies traditional feminine roles by rejecting societal pressures to settle down or take on a domestic role. The story challenges expectations about aging and the typical transition into a nurturing matriarchal figure.
The film seems to focus on a specific social setting that lacks clear multi-ethnic or non-Anglo-Saxon representation. There is little indication of diverse racial complexity within the cast.
The narrative questions traditional Western institutions by presenting marriage and social conformity as restrictive forces. It emphasizes individual freedom and non-conformist lifestyles over conventional social milestones.
There is no clear depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this work.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Susi Q loves to travel. To dance. To get drunk. She loves women. She loves her best friend. She loves life! And now all that should suddenly change? Because she's getting "too old"? Take responsibility - Settle down with someone - Live a normal life - Like everyone else? Not Susi Q.

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