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What We Become

Name: What We Become
Director: Bo Mikkelsen
Released: 2015
Duration: 85 min

Representation Score

3.7/10

Limited

2015

Not Rated

Director

Bo Mikkelsen

Runtime

85 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

What We Become operates as a traditional survival thriller centered on the preservation of the nuclear family. The narrative structure reinforces conventional social norms rather than disrupting them through multi-layered complexity. Without visible indicators of identity-driven storytelling, the film maintains a standard genre framework focused on the domestic sphere under the pressure of a biological crisis.

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Category Breakdown

Does What We Become have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on a nuclear family dealing with a biological crisis. There are no explicit queer narratives or non-straight identities in the story.

How does What We Become portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a family of four, which often follows conventional domestic roles. It does not show any subversion of traditional gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is What We Become?

Limited

The story involves a single family unit in a localized quarantine. There is no indication of a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast.

How does What We Become represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film explores survival and isolation through the lens of familial preservation. It focuses on the breakdown of the domestic sphere rather than broader social ideologies.

Does What We Become include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information regarding the inclusion of characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film avoids using derogatory clichés regarding non-straight identities.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks visible indicators of multi-layered complexity or systemic subversion.
The story defaults to a homogeneous domestic setting without diverse casting.
There is no evidence of non-traditional gender archetypes or subverted hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

A family of four is quarantined in their home as a virulent strand of the flu spreads into town and they are forced to the extreme to escape alive.

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