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Quatretondeta

Name: Quatretondeta
Director: Pol Rodríguez
Released: 2016
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

4.6/10

Fair

2016

Director

Pol Rodríguez

Runtime

92 minutes

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Quatretondeta is a localized dramedy that emphasizes individual autonomy over systemic rigidity. While it lacks demographic diversity, it finds progressive value in its focus on personal autonomy. The film's strength lies in its challenge to institutional authority. By centering the plot on a man defying bureaucracy to honor his wife's wishes, it elevates personal morality above formal law. However, the film remains demographically narrow. It offers little in the way of racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ diversity, sticking instead to a traditional, homogeneous portrayal of rural Spanish life.

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Category Breakdown

Does Quatretondeta have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film follows a traditional storyline that assumes everyone is straight or cisgender. There are no characters or narratives that address LGBTQ+ identities.

How does Quatretondeta portray gender?

Fair

The story is driven by the protagonist's desire to honor his late wife's autonomy, shifting the female character from a passive role to the central motivator of the plot.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Quatretondeta?

Limited

The setting and cast suggest a homogeneous population typical of rural Mediterranean life. The narrative focuses on regional identity without exploring multicultural or ethnic backgrounds.

How does Quatretondeta represent religion and culture?

Good

The story challenges institutional authority by emphasizing personal morality over legal bureaucracy. It portrays a struggle to uphold the wishes of the deceased against rigid state and family structures.

Does Quatretondeta include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or mentioned depictions of physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Highlights individual autonomy and personal dignity over rigid institutional and bureaucratic rules.
Transforms a deceased female character into the central driving force and motivator of the narrative.

Limited or Absent

Lacks racial and ethnic diversity, presenting a largely homogeneous demographic.
Provides no representation for LGBTQ+ identities or neurodivergent and physical disabilities.

Official Synopsis

The wife of senior Tomás (José Sacristán) passed away, but they don't let him bury her, because the family of the deceased wants to repatriate the body to Paris. So Tomás steals the corpse to be able to bury it in Quatretondeta, a little village in the region of Alicante (Spain), as his wife had wanted.

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