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The Home

Name: The Home
Director: Asghar Yousefinejad
Released: 2017
Duration: 78 min

Representation Score

7.5/10

Good

2017

Director

Asghar Yousefinejad

Runtime

78 minutes

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The film succeeds as a work of social realism, primarily through its challenge to gendered authority. By centering the conflict on a young woman's decision-making, it challenges traditional hierarchies and religious hegemony. However, the narrative is quite narrow in its demographic scope. It lacks LGBTQ+ representation and multi-ethnic casting, focusing instead on a localized, homogeneous social environment. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in its intellectual critique of institutional power and its elevation of women's ability to drive the story within a restrictive framework.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Home have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or storylines. Instead, it focuses on familial and communal structures within a specific religious context.

How does The Home portray gender?

Good

Sayeh plays a significant role in challenging patriarchal and religious expectations. She holds intellectual and moral authority over male-dominated rituals.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Home?

Fair

The cast is highly homogeneous, reflecting the specific ethnic reality of Tehran. It avoids Western-centric clichés by providing an authentic, non-Western perspective.

How does The Home represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The plot critiques traditional institutions by pitting religious rites against secular scientific mandates. It examines the pressure exerted by religious and familial structures.

Does The Home include disability representation?

Fair

There is no central depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. The film explores human vulnerability through grief rather than through disability-driven narratives.

Present on Screen

Strong portrayal of women's ability to drive the story and intellectual authority.
Sophisticated critique of traditional religious and social institutions.
Authentic, non-Western perspective that avoids common cinematic clichés.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight-centered storylines.
Minimal focus on disability or neurodivergent character development.
Homogeneous casting that lacks multi-ethnic or multi-layered diversity.

Official Synopsis

The story follows the aftermath of the death of an old man, the body of whom is brought back to his home where he lived with only child, Sayeh (Mohadeseh Heyrat). Sayeh is made responsible for organising the funeral that, according to the religion, should happen as soon as possible. While the house is packed with relatives who are ready to follow the rituals, Mr. Ahmedi (Gholamreza Bagheri) from the university hospital delivers the will of the dead man, which states that his body should be donated to the autopsy room of the medical college. Sayeh should follow her father’s wishes, but she doesn’t agree.

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