Sister Liesl’s role as sole heir disrupts heteronormative female destiny, prioritizing spiritual agency over romantic subplots. Mia Threapleton’s casting anchors a strong, autonomous female perspective that challenges traditional gender hierarchies.

Zsa-zsa Korda embodies corrupt, unstable patriarchal power, while Liesl represents moral redemption. This inversion subverts the 'competent man' trope, framing the woman as the center of order and the man as decay.

Riz Ahmed and Benicio del Toro bring ethnic variety to the espionage genre. However, the Armenian protagonist’s non-Anglo-Saxon background does not fully center non-white experiences in the primary family-driven plot.

The film juxtaposes Catholic novitiate with criminal enterprise, treating religious structures as sites of burden rather than idealization. This relativistic approach questions traditional Western ideals of redemption and justice.

No visible or invisible disabilities are represented. The narrative focuses on physical danger and psychological trauma without framing these experiences through a disability lens, resulting in neutral but absent inclusion.