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The Slider

Name: The Slider
Director: Carlo Fusco
Released: 2017
Duration: 77 min

Representation Score

5.7/10

Fair

2017

Director

Carlo Fusco

Runtime

77 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Slider is a character-driven psychological drama that prioritizes individual trauma over broader social commentary. The narrative is anchored in a traditional domestic structure, focusing on a husband's desperate attempts to save his wife following the death of their son. While the film provides a platform for exploring mental health through Ester's depression, it lacks a broad multi-layered framework. The storytelling remains within conventional bounds, offering little challenge to established social or gender norms. Ultimately, the film functions as a narrow study of grief. It lacks the diverse casting and narrative deconstruction needed to address broader social hierarchies.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Slider have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on a traditional marriage between Michael and Ester. There are no visible queer themes or non-conforming gender identities.

How does The Slider portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a domestic crisis within a husband and wife framework. It explores a woman's depression but does not challenge traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Slider?

Limited

The narrative provides no specific details about the racial or ethnic identities of the cast. It lacks diverse ethnic representation.

How does The Slider represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot examines grief and family breakdown within a domestic setting. It focuses on individual psychological struggles rather than broader cultural critiques.

Does The Slider include disability representation?

Fair

The film engages with mental health through Ester's struggle with depression. This centering of a psychological crisis offers meaningful representation.

Present on Screen

Engages meaningfully with the lived experience of mental health and depression.
Offers a nuanced look at individual psychological struggles and domestic trauma.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible LGBTQ+ representation or non-conforming gender identities.
Relies on a traditional domestic framework without challenging gender hierarchies.
Provides no information regarding racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.
Does not engage with broader cultural critiques.

Official Synopsis

Michael works as a hospital janitor and he lives with his wife Ester, who has fallen into depression after the death of their son. Michael is willing to do anything he can to save Ester, even things that no sane mind would ever dream of.

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