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Here After

2024

PG-13

Director

Robert Salerno

Runtime

89 minutes

Average Rating

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Synopsis

When her teen daughter displays increasingly disturbing behavior after a near death experience, a mother becomes convinced the girl brought something evil back from the other side.

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Overall Score

4.5/10

Fair


Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Limited

The film lacks explicit evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The story focuses strictly on the maternal bond and the supernatural consequences of a near-death experience.

Gender Representation

Fair

The narrative centers on a female-driven emotional core through a mother-daughter relationship. However, the emphasis on maternal suffering may lean into traditional tropes of female martyrdom.

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Fair

Set in Rome, the film features an international cast with diverse names. While the setting is non-Anglo-Saxon, there is little evidence of high-agency characters of color driving the plot.

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Fair

The film explores individual morality through themes of remorse and forgiveness. It functions primarily as a psychological drama rather than a critique of Western or religious institutions.

Disability Representation

Fair

Keywords like 'mute' and 'lip reading' suggest engagement with sensory or communication-based disabilities. It remains unclear if these elements empower characters or serve as mere plot devices.

Strengths

  • The film centers on female emotional agency and the maternal experience.
  • The Italian setting and international cast provide a non-Anglo-Saxon backdrop.
  • Potential engagement with sensory disabilities through themes of muteness and lip reading.

Areas for Improvement

  • The narrative may rely on traditional tropes of female martyrdom and suffering.
  • There is a lack of explicit LGBTQ+ representation or non-heteronormative narratives.
  • The story lacks high-agency characters of color to drive the central plot.

AI Analysis

Here After centers its emotional weight on the relationship between a mother and her daughter following a traumatic accident. While the film provides a non-Anglo-Saxon backdrop by being set in Rome, the narrative structure appears to follow traditional dramatic paths. The inclusion of sensory-related keywords suggests a potential for disability representation, though the depth of this engagement is unconfirmed. The film's focus on maternal suffering suggests a conventional approach to gendered storytelling. Ultimately, the film offers moderate inclusion through its international setting and female-led perspective, but it lacks the systemic subversion or explicit identity-driven narratives required for a higher score.

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