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Caboblanco

Name: Caboblanco
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Released: 1980
Duration: 87 min

Representation Score

3.0/10

Limited

1980

Director

J. Lee Thompson

Runtime

87 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Caboblanco adheres to conventional casting and narrative structures typical of its time. It functions as a standard crime thriller that prioritizes Western perspectives over local viewpoints. While the film explores moral ambiguity and corruption, it does not challenge systemic power dynamics or offer diverse representation. Character dynamics reinforce traditional gender and racial hierarchies common to 1980s genre filmmaking.

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Category Breakdown

Does Caboblanco have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities. Romantic relationships are centered around heterosexual couples.

How does Caboblanco portray gender?

Limited

The movie follows traditional 1980s gender roles, emphasizing male action and leadership. Despite Raquel Welch playing a central role, her character mainly serves to create romantic tension.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Caboblanco?

Fair

The film features a mostly white cast set in a South American context. It focuses on Western outsiders interacting with local inhabitants, following a typical colonial-era storyline.

How does Caboblanco represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film sets up a conventional crime thriller scenario, touching on socioeconomic issues but remaining within a traditional Western narrative framework.

Does Caboblanco include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no significant evidence regarding the portrayal of visible or invisible disabilities within the film's character data.

Present on Screen

Explores themes of moral ambiguity and the corrupting influence of the illicit drug trade.

Limited or Absent

has little control over what happens to them for local South American characters, favoring a Western outsider perspective.
Reinforces traditional gender roles by using female characters primarily as romantic catalysts.
Does not provide representation for LGBTQ+ identities or individuals with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Giff Hoyt, a cafe owner in Cabo Blanco, Peru after World War II is caught between refuge-seeking Nazis and their enemies. After the murder of a sea explorer is passed off as accidental death by the corrupt local police, Giff becomes suspicious. The police chief also intimidates a new arrival Marie, and Giff intervenes to help her. Giff suspects Beckdorff, a Nazi refugee living in the area. Beckdorff, it emerges, is seeking to uncover sunken treasure.

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