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All Three of Us

All Three of Us

2015

Director

Kheiron

Runtime

102 minutes

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Synopsis

An Iranian family survives the shah and the ayatollah and moves to France. This story follows the family through it all. Despite the politics, revolution, prison, beatings, assassinations and suicides this is a comedy.

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Diversity & Representation

Overall Score

7.2/10

Good


Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Fair

Gender Representation

Fair

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Excellent

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Excellent

Disability Representation

Minimal

Strengths

  • Centering the Iranian immigrant experience provides high agency to characters of color.
  • The use of comedy to process trauma like prison and assassination is highly effective.
  • The narrative disrupts traditional Western-centric cinematic gazes.

Areas for Improvement

  • The film lacks explicit representation or centering of LGBTQ+ characters.
  • There is limited evidence regarding the radical deconstruction of gender hierarchies.
  • The narrative does not address physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

AI Analysis

All Three of Us is a significant piece of intersectional cinema that utilizes a 'comedy of survival' to navigate the traumatic intersections of geopolitics and migration. It successfully challenges conventional Western biographical tropes by centering the agency of a marginalized ethnic group. The film's primary strength is its ability to deconstruct historical narratives of both the East and the West. By framing the transition from the Shah to the Ayatollah through a comedic lens, it provides a unique perspective on systemic instability. However, the film's focus remains heavily weighted toward ethnic and political identity. This leaves less room for the exploration of queer identities or specific gendered power dynamics, resulting in a more moderate score for those categories.

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  • Best Racial & Ethnic Representation in Film
  • Best Religious & Cultural Representation in Film

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