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Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma
Representation Score
2.6/10
Limited
2016
Director
Greg Barker
Runtime
93 minutes
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Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma presents a sophisticated examination of the tension between state power and individual rights. It avoids a simplistic moral framework, offering a nuanced look at how Western institutions handle internal threats and civil liberties. While the film includes perspectives outside the traditional Anglo-Saxon security paradigm, its focus on institutional viewpoints limits the depth of identity-based representation. The film's strength lies in its intellectual rigor rather than demographic diversity.
Category Breakdown
Does Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ narratives or identities. It focuses solely on national security and domestic radicalization.
How does Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma portray gender?
The narrative emphasizes masculine-coded authority in high-level intelligence and law enforcement roles. It lacks diverse gender perspectives or subversions of power dynamics.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma?
The film looks at the intersection of religious identity and ethnicity through its focus on radicalization targets. However, the primary focus remains on institutional actors, limiting the depth of characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity.
How does Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma represent religion and culture?
The documentary explores the tension between Western democratic institutions and individual liberties. It frames security and privacy through a lens of situational ethics, avoiding a monolithic moral framework.
Does Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma include disability representation?
The film does not portray physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Present on Screen
- Avoids a simple moral framework in favor of nuanced situational ethics.
- Challenges the perceived infallibility of security apparatuses.
- Provides a platform for diverse voices outside the traditional security paradigm.
Limited or Absent
- Lacks intentional subversion of traditional gendered power dynamics.
- Provides limited depth for characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity of identity.
- Features a heavy emphasis on masculine-coded roles of authority.
Official Synopsis
An insider’s account from the perspectives of those who helped construct America’s counter-terrorism machine -- and of its targets.
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