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The Gangster's Daughter

The Gangster's Daughter

Representation Score

5.8/10

Fair

2017

Director

Chen Mei-juin

Runtime

105 minutes

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The film serves as a character study that challenges conventional narratives of paternal authority. By focusing on a rebellious youth and a small-time gangster, it prioritizes social outsiders over mainstream civic stability. The narrative strength lies in its potential to deconstruct the 'stable provider' cliché of masculinity. It replaces traditional authority with a complex, disrupted view of fatherhood. While the film provides a progressive framework regarding social hierarchies, it lacks specific details concerning LGBTQ+ or disability representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Gangster's Daughter have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film maintains a neutral stance typical of the crime drama genre. There is no explicit depiction of LGBTQ identities or relationships that deviate from the norm.

How does The Gangster's Daughter portray gender?

Good

The story centers around a rebellious teenage girl who acts as a catalyst for her father's moral re-evaluation, challenging traditional patriarchal structures.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Gangster's Daughter?

Fair

As a Taiwanese production, the film offers a non-Western perspective. It focuses on an East Asian cultural identity within an urban Taipei setting.

How does The Gangster's Daughter represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative explores life on the margins of legal and capitalist frameworks. It engages with themes of moral relativism by focusing on characters outside traditional social orders.

Does The Gangster's Daughter include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information available regarding characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

  • Challenges traditional patriarchal hierarchies by positioning the daughter as an active, disruptive force.
  • Provides a non-Western perspective by centering East Asian cultural identity and a Taipei setting.
  • Explores complex themes of moral relativism and life outside conventional legal frameworks.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks explicit representation or details regarding LGBTQ+ identities.
  • Provides no information or visible characters regarding disability representation.

Official Synopsis

A rebellious teen is reunited with her father, a small time Taipei gangster, causing him to question his life of crime.

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