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Fatal Crossing

Name: Fatal Crossing
Director: Liam Hughes
Released: 2017
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

3.6/10

Limited

2017

Director

Liam Hughes

Runtime

95 minutes

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Fatal Crossing operates as a character-driven psychological thriller that closely follows established genre conventions. While it avoids many common clichés, it lacks the depth needed for a more inclusive social profile. The film’s strongest element is its portrayal of June as an active investigator, challenging traditional gender roles. However, the work remains limited by its conventional social framework, focusing on individual moral failings within a narrow demographic scope.

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Category Breakdown

Does Fatal Crossing have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story focuses on a romantic tension between Carson and June. However, there is no explicit depiction of LGBTQ+ identities or dynamics that challenge traditional heterosexual relationships.

How does Fatal Crossing portray gender?

Fair

June serves as the main driver of the plot, taking a leading role as an investigator. She demonstrates a significant role in driving the story and intelligence, which challenges traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Fatal Crossing?

Limited

The setting is set in a high-tech corporate environment that seems to favor a homogeneous demographic. There is no indication of multi-ethnic casting or diverse character backgrounds.

How does Fatal Crossing represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film explores themes of personal guilt and the fragility of success within a capitalist framework. It emphasizes personal responsibility without addressing broader systemic or cultural critiques.

Does Fatal Crossing include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative does not provide any information regarding the depiction of physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

June, the female lead, takes a leading role as an active investigator, demonstrating a significant role in driving the story and intelligence.
The film successfully challenges the 'damsel in distress' cliché by centering the narrative on female determination.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks racial and ethnic diversity, appearing to center on a homogeneous corporate demographic.
The story lacks complexity around broader systemic or cultural critiques, focusing instead on individual moral failings.
There is no visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or dynamics that challenge traditional heterosexual relationships.

Official Synopsis

When high-flying tech entrepreneur Carson Griffin believes himself guilty of killing a pedestrian while driving drunk, guilt and paranoia begin to unravel his life ahead of the launch of his new company as he plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with June, the girlfriend of the deceased who is hell-bent on proving he is responsible.

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