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Plymouth

Name: Plymouth
Director: Lee David Zlotoff
Released: 1991
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

3.0/10

Limited

1991

TV-14

Director

Lee David Zlotoff

Runtime

100 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Plymouth is a speculative drama centered on communal survival after an industrial disaster. The narrative setup of a displaced town moving to a lunar mining base offers a chance to explore shifting social hierarchies during environmental crises. While the premise invites an examination of collective ability to act, the film lacks specific character-level data to confirm intentional characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity. It primarily functions as a survivalist drama rather than a vehicle for social subversion. Ultimately, the film's value lies in its potential to examine the fragility of established social structures when faced with systemic threats, though it remains grounded in traditional narrative frameworks.

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Category Breakdown

Does Plymouth have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters who identify as LGBTQ or explore non-traditional gender identities.

How does Plymouth portray gender?

Fair

The film explores diverse leadership roles within an industrial setting but does not explicitly challenge traditional gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Plymouth?

Fair

The story involves a displaced community but does not confirm the presence of non-white majority casting or specific racial roles.

How does Plymouth represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film uses a lunar base as a metaphor for losing traditional institutions, providing a moderate foundation for exploring new social contracts.

Does Plymouth include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

The lunar colonization premise provides a unique setting to explore the breakdown of traditional Western stability.
The narrative framework allows for an investigation into how communities redefine social contracts during displacement.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender narratives.
There is no evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities being included in the cast.
The production does not explicitly demonstrate the subversion of traditional gendered power dynamics.

Official Synopsis

The residents of a town displaced by an industrial accident agree to take over a failing mining base on the Moon as their new place to live and work. Their first big test comes in the form of a wave of radiation from a massive solar flare.

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