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Joint Custody

Name: Joint Custody
Director: Petr Zahrádka
Released: 2020
Duration: 109 min

Representation Score

5.0/10

Fair

2020

Director

Petr Zahrádka

Runtime

109 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Joint Custody is a gender-centric comedy that disrupts traditional power structures. By empowering female characters as the primary agents of change, the film shifts the focus away from the male protagonist. However, the film's scope is narrow, lacking meaningful representation regarding race, ethnicity, or LGBTQ+ identities. It remains centered in a homogeneous European social context. While it challenges traditional family units, it does so through a specific, limited lens. Ultimately, the film succeeds in subverting patriarchal roles but falls short in providing a broad spectrum of diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Joint Custody have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on a heterosexual relationship and does not include any characters with LGBTQ+ identities.

How does Joint Custody portray gender?

Good

The story challenges traditional gender roles by making women the main drivers of change. It places the male protagonist under the guidance of female characters.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Joint Custody?

Limited

The production seems to center around a homogeneous European context without showing a diverse or multi-ethnic cast.

How does Joint Custody represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative questions the sanctity of the nuclear family and traditional marital fidelity, prioritizing situational ethics over conventional moral or religious values.

Does Joint Custody include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities depicted within the character arcs or the central plot.

Present on Screen

Empowers female characters as the main drivers of change.
Questions the sanctity of the nuclear family through unconventional domestic arrangements.
Disrupts traditional masculine authority by placing the male protagonist under female guidance.

Limited or Absent

Focuses on a homogeneous European context, lacking racial and ethnic diversity.
Does not include any explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
Does not address disability representation within the character arcs.

Official Synopsis

Happily married for fifteen years, Zuzana finds out one day that her husband has been having an affair with another woman for a long time. Zuzana does not hesitate and decides to visit her daughter-in-law Lenka and make her an unconventional proposal - she suggests that she share the care of Jirka and turn him into a man for a change. Lenka finally agrees and both women introduce this new way of life to Jirka.

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