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Hunted City

Name: Hunted City
Director: Stelvio Massi
Released: 1979
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

1979

Director

Stelvio Massi

Runtime

103 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Hunted City is a gritty exploration of individual justice versus systemic failure. It emphasizes visceral action and urban decay, reflecting the hyper-masculine language of the poliziotteschi genre. The film lacks modern complexity in representing diverse identities or challenging traditional assumptions. However, it achieves some depth by questioning the reliability of traditional institutions like the law and the family. Ultimately, the work serves as a genre piece where social complexity emerges from criminal underworld dynamics rather than diverse identity representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does Hunted City have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film adheres to a conventional, straight-focused framework typical of late-70s Italian action cinema. There are no characters or stories that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Hunted City portray gender?

Limited

The story revolves around a tough cop archetype, emphasizing male authority and physical strength. It examines institutional corruption through masculine confrontation without challenging traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Hunted City?

Fair

The film showcases a diverse cast within its setting, including Mario Merola. It portrays intricate power dynamics between various social classes and criminal groups in the Milanese underworld.

How does Hunted City represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story questions the moral authority of the state and the nuclear family by depicting a corrupt murder corporation. It implies moral relativism through a protagonist who follows a personal code.

Does Hunted City include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities that play a central role in the character arcs or plot progression.

Present on Screen

Provides social complexity through the depiction of varied social archetypes and Milanese underworld dynamics.
Offers a critique of formal legal structures and institutional stability through its narrative of systemic corruption.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
Concentrates authority and ability to act almost exclusively within rigid masculine archetypes.
Provides no visible or invisible disability representation within the character arcs.

Official Synopsis

Commissario Paolo Ferro (Maurizio Merli) stars as a (typical) tough cop again. This time he returns to the city of Milan to go after a murder corporation. Acampora (Mario Merola) is believed to be the prime suspect although he later proves to be one of the mafia's targets. As if all that wasn't enough, Paolo has to face his own nephew who seems to be involved in all sorts of dirty business.

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