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Baby

Baby

Representation Score

5.9/10

Fair

2020

Director

Juanma Bajo Ulloa

Runtime

106 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Baby is a psychological thriller that dismantles traditional social structures. It challenges typical ideas about motherhood and explores themes of obsession and control. While the film offers a nuanced look at Western domestic life, it lacks diverse representation. Physical differences and unconventional roles are used to create an eerie atmosphere, fitting the needs of the horror genre.

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Category Breakdown

Does Baby have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film doesn't include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or stories. It focuses on the psychological tension between the main character and others she meets.

How does Baby portray gender?

Good

The movie challenges traditional views of femininity by showing maternal bonds as manipulative rather than nurturing. This shifts the usual idea of a caring mother into something more controlling.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Baby?

Fair

The cast is mostly made up of people from Spain, with only one character standing out due to albinism. There’s very little diversity otherwise.

How does Baby represent religion and culture?

Good

The film questions the idea of the perfect Western family by showing the home as a place of pain and suffering. It looks at moral flexibility and how families can be broken.

Does Baby include disability representation?

Fair

Characters with noticeable physical differences, like a girl with an unusual walk, play important roles in the story. They have some control over their part in the plot.

Present on Screen

  • Reimagines traditional gender roles by presenting the maternal figure as controlling rather than nurturing.
  • Offers a critical view of Western domestic life and the perceived sanctity of the nuclear family.
  • Includes characters with physical differences who play significant roles in the central mystery.

Limited or Absent

  • Doesn't feature any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or stories centered around non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
  • Has a largely homogeneous cast with limited racial and ethnic diversity.
  • Uses physical differences mainly to fit the atmospheric needs of the horror genre.

Official Synopsis

A young drug addict who has lost touch with her rich family hits rock bottom when she sells her new-born baby to child traffickers. She soon regrets her decision and finds the courage and strength to get him back. To do so, she must follow a trail into the woods and find an eerie house where the old lady she met, her albino servant and a girl with a strange gait, all live together. Nothing could have prepared her for the horror she is about to discover.

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