
Down On The Farm
2017

Representation Score
Limited
2017
Director
Linda Hambäck
Runtime
62 minutes
Average Rating
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Gordon & Paddy is a conventional, genre-driven family animation that prioritizes a classic mentor-apprentice mystery structure. The narrative focuses on professional competence and community cohesion within a forest setting. The film does not intentionally address diverse identities or disrupt social hierarchies. Instead, it adheres to traditional storytelling norms, providing a straightforward and accessible story.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any visible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story revolves around a professional relationship between a police chief and his apprentice.
The central dynamic focuses on professional hierarchy and competence. The characters are anthropomorphic animals, and the story avoids reinforcing traditional gender stereotypes or hierarchies.
Race is not explicitly addressed in this forest setting. The story uses species-based roles, such as a mouse and a fox, without using them as metaphors for ethnic diversity.
The film follows traditional storytelling conventions centered on community stability. It emphasizes social order and justice through established authority without critiquing Western institutions.
There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. Sensory traits, like Paddy's sense of smell, serve the mystery plot rather than exploring disability.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
The forest’s police chief Gordon is about to retire and he needs to find a new assistant. Paddy, a clever mouse with a great sense of smell seems to be the right candidate. Together they have to solve Gordon’s last case – the mystery of squirrel’s missing nuts. Could it be the fox that took them? Gordon and Paddy will soon find out.

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