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The Bosses

Name: The Bosses
Director: Chiva Rodriguez
Released: 2015
Duration: 83 min

Representation Score

3.6/10

Limited

2015

Director

Chiva Rodriguez

Runtime

83 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film functions as a typical crime-thriller, emphasizing high-stakes tension and genre conventions over diverse storytelling. The narrative structure centers around male characters and criminal conflicts, offering limited space for exploring various identities. While the Mexican setting provides a non-Western backdrop, the film adheres to conventional storytelling without engaging significantly with progressive representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Bosses have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly depict LGBTQ+ identities. The story revolves around male interactions focused on transactions and criminal activities.

How does The Bosses portray gender?

Limited

The narrative is dominated by male characters. Female characters are not present in positions of authority or playing significant roles in driving the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Bosses?

Fair

Set in Monterrey, Mexico, the film operates within a non-Western cultural context. However, there is no specific mention of cast diversity.

How does The Bosses represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot follows traditional crime thriller clichés centered on kidnapping and ransom. It does not delve deeply into social or religious institutions.

Does The Bosses include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information about characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

The Monterrey setting offers a localized, non-Western environment for the crime drama.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks female characters in positions of authority or significant roles.
There is no visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
The film does not explore disability or diverse social identities within its hierarchy.

Official Synopsis

Set in 2013 Monterrey, Poncho is a student at a prestigious college, he goes to get weed with his friend El Greñas, they go to La Bomba to get some. Although when La Bomba runs out of weed, they decide to take him on a quest to get more weed from El Perro. When Poncho needs to go back home, La Bomba kidnaps both Poncho and Greñas and taking Poncho's phone and car. La Bomba contacts Poncho's father to get him one million dollars to free his son, though Bomba didn't know the deadly consequences.

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