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The Rally - LA

Name: The Rally - LA
Director: Rick Reyna
Released: 2016
Duration: 110 min

Representation Score

3.0/10

Limited

2016

PG-13

Director

Rick Reyna

Runtime

110 minutes

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The film operates as a traditional crime drama centered on a masculine power struggle. While it offers a critique of systemic corruption and institutional authority, it lacks broader demographic representation. The narrative focuses on the conflict between Santiago and Antonio Sarka, limiting the potential for diverse character development and storytelling that reflects multiple aspects of identity. Overall, the work relies on conventional genre clichés and lacks the necessary subversion of traditional social roles or representation of varied identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Rally - LA have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-cisgender identities. There is no depiction of queer life within the story.

How does The Rally - LA portray gender?

Fair

The story revolves around a patriarchal conflict between two brothers. The lack of women's ability to drive the story indicates a traditional, male-dominated structure.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Rally - LA?

Fair

The film is set in Los Angeles and includes characters with names suggesting Latinx or Hispanic backgrounds. However, there is no confirmed evidence of a diverse cast.

How does The Rally - LA represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative critiques systemic corruption by showing corrupt city officials and police. It examines the collapse of social order and authority.

Does The Rally - LA include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities. It does not address neurodivergence or chronic illness.

Present on Screen

Critiques systemic corruption within municipal and law enforcement institutions.
Examines the breakdown of social order through the lens of criminal empires.

Limited or Absent

Does not include any representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
Focuses narrowly on male-centric conflict with limited women's ability to drive the story.
Lacks any representation of visible or invisible disabilities among characters.

Official Synopsis

Santiago Sarka is the ruthless head of his own criminal empire in Los Angeles, and he doesn't feel the same way as his brother, Antonio. He owns the mayor, other city officials and high ranking police officers, controls the drug cartels and holds the city and its people captive. He senses an ominous shift is coming, and he'll put everything on the line to keep his brother out of the way.

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