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September

Name: September
Director: Kenneth Muller
Released: 2017
Duration: 69 min

Representation Score

7.7/10

Good

2017

Director

Kenneth Muller

Runtime

69 minutes

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September offers a nuanced look at trauma and caregiving through a non-Western lens. It disrupts traditional gender hierarchies by emphasizing a father's vulnerability and domestic responsibilities during a period of national upheaval. The film provides meaningful representation by grounding its drama in the lived experiences of Guatemala during the 1980s, offering a necessary perspective from the Global South that is often missing in historical cinema. However, the narrative remains limited in its scope of identity. The lack of explicit LGBTQ+ representation or diverse neurodivergent characterization keeps the film's social exploration somewhat localized.

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Category Breakdown

Does September have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

There is no visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities within the main character arcs.

How does September portray gender?

Fair

The film challenges traditional masculine stereotypes by placing a male protagonist in a caregiving role, highlighting his vulnerability and domestic responsibilities.

How racially and ethnically diverse is September?

Good

By centering a Guatemalan perspective during the 1980s conflict, the film provides ability to act to characters from the Global South, shifting the focus away from typical Anglo-centric historical narratives.

How does September represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative explores the impact of political violence on individuals, focusing on the subjective trauma experienced by a child amid systemic instability.

Does September include disability representation?

Good

The plot is driven by a child's deafness resulting from a terrorist attack, centralizing a sensory disability within a high-stakes political context.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional masculine stereotypes by centering a male protagonist in a caregiving role.
Provides ability to act to characters from the Global South by focusing on Guatemalan history.
Integrates sensory disability as a central, driving element of the narrative.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered perspectives.
The scope of diverse characterization remains narrow, focusing on a single familial unit.

Official Synopsis

After a terrorist attack on Guatemala in the 1980's, a small child is left deaf and motherless. Now her father has to step up and take care of her by himself while the fear of inner armed conflict looms over the country.

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