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Being Frank

Name: Being Frank
Director: Miranda Bailey
Released: 2019
Duration: 111 min

Representation Score

4.4/10

Fair

2019

Director

Miranda Bailey

Runtime

111 minutes

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Being Frank is a domestic comedy that gains its strength by dismantling the traditional nuclear family structure. By highlighting a son's rebellion against his father's control, the film challenges the stereotype of the stable, authoritative patriarch. The narrative leverages a father's secret life to question the sanctity of family. However, the film lacks significant diversity. The cast and setting appear predominantly homogeneous, providing limited representation of various racial or ethnic backgrounds. Ultimately, while the film excels in exploring moral complexity and the fragility of domestic institutions, it misses opportunities to engage with broader LGBTQ+ or multi-ethnic perspectives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Being Frank have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story revolves around infidelity and a hidden family rather than explicitly addressing LGBTQ+ identities. The plot focuses on disrupting traditional heterosexual family structures.

How does Being Frank portray gender?

Fair

The film examines the conflict between patriarchal control and youthful independence. Frank's strict leadership is weakened by his personal mistakes and lack of openness.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Being Frank?

Limited

The story seems centered on a uniform domestic environment. There is no indication of significant racial diversity among the main characters.

How does Being Frank represent religion and culture?

Good

The film questions the sanctity of the traditional Western family. It emphasizes individual truth and rebellion over established family hierarchies and unity.

Does Being Frank include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or mentioned depictions of physical or neurological disabilities among the characters.

Present on Screen

Challenges the idea of a stable, authoritative patriarch by showing his leadership as obstructive and deceptive.
Questions the sanctity of the Western family unit through themes of rebellion and individual ability to act.
Explores intricate interpersonal dynamics and the breakdown of domestic stability.

Limited or Absent

Lacks significant racial and ethnic diversity among the main characters and settings.
Does not provide substantial representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth experiences.
Includes no visible depictions of physical or neurological disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A seventeen-year-old boy blackmails his father after discovering his secret second family

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