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Infection

Name: Infection
Director: Flavio Pedota
Released: 2019
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

4.9/10

Fair

2019

Director

Flavio Pedota

Runtime

95 minutes

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The film primarily focuses on a biological horror scenario, relying heavily on traditional masculine archetypes and the protective father figure. This narrative structure limits the exploration of diverse gender roles and identities. While the film features a non-Western setting and international casting, it does not deeply explore systemic or cultural issues. Instead, it uses physical transformation as a horror cliché, focusing on survival rather than social commentary.

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Category Breakdown

Does Infection have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film lacks visible LGBTQ+ characters or narratives addressing non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities. The story focuses on a biological epidemic and a traditional paternal bond.

How does Infection portray gender?

Fair

The story centers around a traditional father figure, emphasizing conventional gender roles where the father protects his son and controls the narrative.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Infection?

Fair

The film is set in Caracas and includes characters from both Venezuelan and Russian backgrounds. However, it does not feature characters of color who significantly influence the story.

How does Infection represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film explores a society collapsing due to a biological disaster, using drug use as a plot device rather than delving into cultural or ideological themes.

Does Infection include disability representation?

Limited

Physical transformation is used as a horror cliché to create aggressive, cannibalistic entities. The film does not portray disability through a lens of lived experience or ability to act.

Present on Screen

The film provides a non-Western geographic and ethnic context through its setting in Caracas.
It includes a Russian character, suggesting a degree of international casting.

Limited or Absent

The film relies on traditional masculine archetypes and paternal protection clichés.
Physical transformation is used as a horror device rather than a lived experience.
There is a lack of visible LGBTQ+ representation or queer narratives.
The story lacks a nuanced exploration of systemic social or cultural issues.

Official Synopsis

Film about an epidemic outbreak of a new rabies virus in Venezuela and a father trying to save his son from contagion. A Russian man is in Caracas under the influence of the Krokodil drug, when he gets infected with the rabies virus and starts an epidemic of aggressive and cannibalistic beings. Doctor Adam Vargas is in the midst of all this, when he begins a journey within a ravaged Venezuela to save his son from being infected.

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