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The Angel
Representation Score
3.6/10
Limited
2018
TV-MADirector
Ariel Vromen
Runtime
114 minutes
Average Rating
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The film successfully challenges espionage clichés by focusing on an Egyptian protagonist, offering a nuanced perspective on Arab identity within a high-stakes international drama. However, it remains tied to traditional power structures, limiting gender diversity as women are confined to secondary roles in the protagonist's personal life. The narrative adheres to a strictly male-centric social framework without addressing non-cisgender identities or the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
Category Breakdown
Does The Angel have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film follows a traditional structure that assumes everyone is straight and cisgender. It does not include any non-cisgender identities or challenge the assumption that everyone is straight.
How does The Angel portray gender?
The film portrays a society dominated by men, where women appear mainly in the protagonist's personal life but have limited influence.
How racially and ethnically diverse is The Angel?
The film features an Egyptian protagonist who challenges the stereotype of Middle Eastern characters being purely antagonistic. Marwan is shown as highly intelligent and strategically influential.
How does The Angel represent religion and culture?
The story uses moral relativism to depict institutions like the Egyptian state and Western intelligence as self-serving and opaque. Actions are framed through situational ethics.
Does The Angel include disability representation?
The film does not prominently feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities that significantly impact the narrative or provide character's ability to drive the story.
Present on Screen
- Features an Egyptian protagonist, offering a sophisticated departure from reductive ethnic stereotypes.
- Challenges the espionage genre's tendency to portray Middle Eastern characters as purely antagonistic.
- Provides a nuanced look at systemic ambiguity and loyalty through a non-Western lens.
Limited or Absent
- Focuses on male-dominated political and espionage circles, limiting gender diversity.
- Does not include any non-cisgender identities or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
- Women are primarily shown in secondary roles, lacking significant influence.
Official Synopsis
True story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intelligence's most precious asset of the 20th century. Based on NYT bestselling book 'The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel' by Uri Bar-Joseph.
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