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The Pro

Name: The Pro
Director: André Velts
Released: 2015
Duration: 98 min

Representation Score

4.1/10

Fair

2015

Director

André Velts

Runtime

98 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film is a character-driven drama that challenges traditional masculine resilience. By introducing a female protagonist who pursues the same athletic goals as the male characters, the film shifts the focus and disrupts established social rituals. However, the film lacks significant markers of diversity. The narrative appears centered on a homogeneous social group, offering little evidence of racial or ethnic variety. Overall, the film excels in exploring vulnerability and personal trauma, though it remains limited in its representation of diverse identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Pro have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film showcases a strong bond between two male friends, emphasizing their shared grief and emotional intimacy without labeling the relationship as romantic.

How does The Pro portray gender?

Fair

A female character drives much of the plot by pursuing the Wave-Seekers tour, challenging the traditionally male-dominated mourning process and disrupting the gendered norms of surfing culture.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Pro?

Limited

The narrative appears to focus on a localized, seemingly homogeneous social group. There is no explicit mention of multi-ethnic casting or multi-layered identities within the provided story framework.

How does The Pro represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story emphasizes personal emotional truth over communal traditions, showing how personal trauma can cause a character to reject traditional rites of passage and sports values.

Does The Pro include disability representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on the experience of grief but does not address clinical mental health or neurodivergence issues.

Present on Screen

Introduces a female protagonist who challenges gender norms.
Explores nuanced emotional vulnerability and non-traditional masculine bonds.
Focuses on deep, character-driven themes of grief and personal truth.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of racial or multi-ethnic identities.
Does not depict neurodivergent or physical disabilities.
Does not include overt non-straight-centered or queer identity markers.

Official Synopsis

The Pro tells the story of a young surfer, Tiaan Nothnagel that has to come to terms with the accidental death of his best friend, Dirkie Lawrence just before their last year at school.After Dirkie’s death, Tiaan swears off surfing for good, as he can’t stand to be reminded of everything that he and Dirkie shared. But then, Dirkie’s twin sister (who went to live with their dad after their parents split up the previous year) arrives in town on a mission: to be selected to go on Wave-Seekers, a fictional World Surf Tour and something that Tiaan and Dirkie dreamt of doing.

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