You are here:

My Mother's Girlfriend

Name: My Mother's Girlfriend
Director: Mark Monheim
Released: 2019
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

4.7/10

Fair

2019

Director

Mark Monheim

Runtime

90 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

Mark Monheim’s comedy explores the breakdown of traditional kinship structures. It uses humor to normalize non-traditional family setups, particularly those involving queer identity and reproductive technology. The film effectively challenges conventional family norms by focusing on a same-sex partnership. This approach gives significant influence to the characters, making their quest for parenthood the central storyline. Despite its strengths in depicting non-traditional families, the film lacks detailed information about racial or ethnic diversity among the cast. The focus remains on the complexities of modern, chosen family dynamics.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does My Mother's Girlfriend have LGBTQ+ representation?

Excellent

The film places a lesbian couple at the center of its plot, emphasizing their role in driving the story forward. This move shifts LGBTQ+ characters from supporting roles to the main focus of the narrative.

How does My Mother's Girlfriend portray gender?

Good

Women's decision-making power over reproduction is highlighted. Traditional male roles are deconstructed by placing the male protagonist in a specialized, transactional position.

How racially and ethnically diverse is My Mother's Girlfriend?

Minimal

There is no specific information regarding the racial or ethnic composition of the cast. Consequently, the diversity of this element cannot be determined.

How does My Mother's Girlfriend represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The story challenges the traditional nuclear family model by presenting a non-standard kinship structure. It emphasizes modern reproductive autonomy over conservative social norms.

Does My Mother's Girlfriend include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no indication of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Places a lesbian couple at the center of the plot.
Highlights women's decision-making power over reproduction.
Uses a modern, non-standard kinship lens to challenge traditional family models.

Limited or Absent

Does not provide information about the racial or ethnic diversity of the cast.
Does not include characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Family is complicated, no question. But Jan finds it particularly hard: his lesbian mother Victoria asks him to become a sperm donor for the common desire child with partner Rosalie. Jan would be father and stepbrother in one. An absurd idea? Not if Jan is shot in that same Rosalie ...

How are these scores produced? →