
The Double
1980

Representation Score
Limited
2000
Director
Konrad Szołajski
Runtime
91 minutes
Average Rating
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Operacja Koza operates within a localized comedic framework centered on a male scientist's discovery. The narrative follows traditional genre conventions of espionage and scientific pursuit without attempting to disrupt social hierarchies. The film lacks intentionality regarding the way different parts of someone's identity overlap. It functions primarily as a character study within a conventional, ethnically homogeneous Polish setting. Overall, the production adheres to established clichés, offering little in the way of diverse representation or subversive storytelling.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on scientific discovery and espionage. There is no evidence of non-straight or non-cisgender identities, and it does not critique the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
The story centers on Adam Horn, a male scientist. The plot follows a male-driven pursuit and lacks evidence of challenging traditional gender roles.
Set in a Polish context, the film features a protagonist of Polish descent. The setting appears ethnically homogeneous with no multi-ethnic cast.
The plot uses a framework of scientific curiosity versus state interference. It follows a standard comedic structure rather than promoting specific moral relativism.
No visible or invisible disabilities are mentioned as part of the character arcs or plot drivers.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Adam Horn, a young Polish scientist, is conducting research to discover a substance that makes personality swapping possible. Appearing before a committee granting funds for further research, he presents a somewhat "stilted" achievement, demonstrating on his experimental pet the personality swap of a dog with a goat Matilda. The fame of his research reaches the former KGB, which sends him an agent committed to intercepting the research results.

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