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Here Are the Young Men

Name: Here Are the Young Men
Director: Eoin Macken
Released: 2021
Duration: 96 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

2021

Director

Eoin Macken

Runtime

96 minutes

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Here Are the Young Men is a localized character study that prioritizes the gritty realism of youth volatility over broad representation. The film focuses on the social decay of three specific male protagonists, limiting the scope of its social commentary. While the film successfully moves away from idealized depictions of social order through its themes of transgression, it remains anchored in traditional demographic archetypes. This narrow focus results in a narrative that lacks breadth across most identity vectors. Ultimately, the film serves as a specific exploration of rural Irish nihilism rather than a broader deconstruction of social structures.

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Category Breakdown

Does Here Are the Young Men have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on a male-dominated environment with no representation of non-straight or non-cisgender identities. It does not challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Here Are the Young Men portray gender?

Limited

The story operates within a traditional masculine framework, emphasizing the destructive actions of young men rather than challenging gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Here Are the Young Men?

Limited

Set in a rural Irish setting, the film reflects the homogeneous demographics of its location. The cast lacks diversity, offering limited representation of different backgrounds.

How does Here Are the Young Men represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative explores nihilism and transgression, focusing on individual alienation rather than systemic issues. It studies the alienation of individuals within a community rather than critiquing broader societal structures.

Does Here Are the Young Men include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no documented evidence of neurodivergence or physical disabilities being used as central narrative drivers.

Present on Screen

The film provides a raw, naturalistic exploration of social alienation and the breakdown of community stability.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks diversity, offering little representation for LGBTQ+ identities or diverse racial backgrounds.
The story relies heavily on a traditional masculine lens, missing opportunities to challenge gender hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

Dublin teenagers Matthew, nihilistic Rez, and the deranged Kearney, leave school to a social vacuum of drinking and drugs, falling into shocking acts of transgression.

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