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Name: Home
Director: Zdenko Jurilj
Released: 2017
Duration: 40 min

Representation Score

8.3/10

Excellent

2017

Director

Zdenko Jurilj

Runtime

40 minutes

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Home is a documentary that prioritizes a class-based perspective over traditional identity politics. It explores the tension between individual lives and the institutional structures of the Croatian banking and legal systems. The film excels in its portrayal of systemic failures and the raw, emotional scenes of families being forced from their homes by state authorities. It effectively highlights the vulnerability of the most underrepresented members of society. However, the narrative does not explicitly focus on specific identity-driven stories, such as LGBTQ+ or ethnic struggles. Instead, it uses the universal struggle of the displaced citizen to critique broader power dynamics.

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Category Breakdown

Does Home have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

While the film doesn't highlight specific LGBTQ+ stories, it creates a space where diverse family structures can exist by focusing on underrepresented groups facing eviction.

How does Home portray gender?

Good

The film emphasizes the vulnerability of women and children during state-enforced evictions. It shows how legal and patriarchal systems impact the domestic sphere negatively.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Home?

Fair

The cast reflects the local Croatian population during an economic downturn. The film focuses on the concept of citizenship rather than specific ethnic backgrounds, emphasizing class-based displacement.

How does Home represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film critiques Western institutional frameworks and capitalist systems. It portrays the struggle of the displaced as a just fight against oppressive banking and state powers.

Does Home include disability representation?

Fair

The film highlights the psychological and physical trauma experienced by the elderly and vulnerable individuals due to sudden displacement.

Present on Screen

Offers a powerful critique of systemic power and capitalist institutions.
Highlights the vulnerability of women, children, and the elderly during evictions.
Captures the humanistic struggle of individuals against state-enforced evictions.

Limited or Absent

Does not provide explicit representation of specific LGBTQ+ or ethnic identity-driven narratives.
Emphasizes class-based displacement over multi-layered identity markers.

Official Synopsis

One in five families in Croatia lose their apartment or house due to being unable to pay back credit or keep up with overhead expenses. The rigorous Seizure Law provides banks and other institutions with an easier way of gaining real estate. When the system fails, when a citizen has nowhere to apply for assistance and when the unscrupulous administration dislodges them from their flats or houses, then young activists arrive to help and with their bodies prevent the execution of the eviction. HOME has recorded grievous scenes from the very places where the cordons of special police use force to drag away children, women, the young and the old - whose one and only wish is to stay and live in their only home.

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