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The Photographer of Mauthausen

Name: The Photographer of Mauthausen
Director: Mar Targarona
Released: 2018
Duration: 111 min

Representation Score

5.0/10

Fair

2018

TV-MA

Director

Mar Targarona

Runtime

111 minutes

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The film reconstructs a historical event focusing on the dehumanization caused by a brutal regime. It emphasizes the tension between state violence and individual efforts to document the truth. While the story centers on male survival, it still shows the multi-layered nature of oppression through diverse ethnic backgrounds. Ultimately, the film uses a specific historical event to explore the mechanisms of systemic power and the role of underrepresented individuals in preserving history.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Photographer of Mauthausen have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about people whose gender doesn't match what they were assigned at birth.

How does The Photographer of Mauthausen portray gender?

Limited

The story focuses mainly on the experiences of male prisoners, showing how they survive. It doesn't give much power or control to female characters.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Photographer of Mauthausen?

Good

The film shows a variety of nationalities and ethnicities among the prisoners, breaking away from the idea of a single type of victim.

How does The Photographer of Mauthausen represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The movie criticizes state-controlled institutions and shows how documentation can resist against the erasure of history.

Does The Photographer of Mauthausen include disability representation?

Fair

The film uses physical destruction and trauma to show the cruelty of the regime. However, characters with disabilities don't have much independence and are mostly used to highlight the inhumanity of the situation.

Present on Screen

Shows a diverse, international prisoner population that breaks down the idea of a single victim.
Critiques state-controlled institutions and systemic erasure effectively.
Highlights the multi-layered nature of oppression through various ethnic backgrounds.

Limited or Absent

Doesn't provide significant women's ability to drive the story or challenge traditional masculine roles.
Doesn't include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about people whose gender doesn't match what they were assigned at birth.
Characters with disabilities lack independent ability to act and serve mainly as symbols of suffering.

Official Synopsis

Spanish photographer Francesc Boix, imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, works in the SS Photographic Service. Between 1943 and 1945, he hides, with the help of other prisoners, thousands of negatives, with the purpose of showing the freed world the atrocities committed by the Nazis, exhaustively documented. He will be a key witness during the Nuremberg Trials.

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