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After the War

Name: After the War
Director: Annarita Zambrano
Released: 2017
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

5.7/10

Fair

2017

Director

Annarita Zambrano

Runtime

100 minutes

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After the War is a political drama that emphasizes historical trauma and systemic tension over identity-based representation. It challenges the stability of the nation-state by examining unresolved issues from 20th-century radicalism. The film successfully disrupts traditional law-and-order narratives by centering on a political fugitive and his family, creating a morally ambiguous landscape. However, it lacks explicit focus on LGBTQ+ themes or disability representation, keeping its scope tightly bound to geopolitical and generational conflicts in Italy and France.

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Category Breakdown

Does After the War have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. It focuses on political and familial relationships instead.

How does After the War portray gender?

Fair

Viola, Marco's daughter, plays a significant role in the story, providing a sense of women's ability to drive the story through her involvement in the escape.

How racially and ethnically diverse is After the War?

Fair

The film explores the intersection of Italian and French identities, looking at how geopolitical tensions affect the movement of people across borders.

How does After the War represent religion and culture?

Good

By focusing on the legacy of far-left terrorism, the film critiques traditional patriotic narratives and highlights systemic political struggles.

Does After the War include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this work.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional patriotic narratives by critiquing state-driven extradition and institutional stability.
Provides a strong sense of women's ability to drive the story through Viola's central role in the survival plot.
Explores nuanced transnational identities and the friction between European national borders.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
Provides no evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
The narrative remains heavily centered on male-driven political conflict.

Official Synopsis

Bologna, 2002. Amidst protests against the labor reform, the assassination of a lawyer opens old wounds between Italy and France. Former far-left terrorist Marco, convicted of murder during the Years of Lead and living in Paris since then thanks to the Mitterrand Doctrine, is suspected of being its instigator. When the Italian government asks for extradition, Marco goes into hiding with his daughter Viola, precipitating also the life of his family back in Italy.

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