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Hedgehog's Home

Name: Hedgehog's Home
Director: Eva Cvijanović
Released: 2017
Duration: 10 min

Representation Score

5.4/10

Fair

2017

Director

Eva Cvijanović

Runtime

10 minutes

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Hedgehog's Home uses non-human archetypes to explore complex social dynamics. By centering the story on a singular protagonist against a group of 'insatiable beasts,' the film disrupts traditional narrative hierarchies and examines individual ability to act against systemic pressure. However, the film lacks explicit identity-based representation. While the animal metaphors provide a unique way to examine social interaction and 'the other,' the absence of specific LGBTQ+ or disability-related depictions limits its direct diversity impact. Ultimately, the film is a character-driven study of domesticity and intrusion. It offers a subtle critique of consumerist values through its focus on the intrinsic meaning of the hedgehog's home.

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Category Breakdown

Does Hedgehog's Home have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on a territorial standoff between a hedgehog and several beasts. There are no explicit LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities present.

How does Hedgehog's Home portray gender?

Fair

Characters are identified by species rather than gender roles. This approach avoids traditional hierarchies by removing human-centric social expectations.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Hedgehog's Home?

Good

The use of varied animal archetypes serves as a symbolic substitute for ethnic diversity. This allows for studying 'the other' without relying on human racial stereotypes.

How does Hedgehog's Home represent religion and culture?

Good

The story critiques group-think and expansionist values through the hedgehog's devotion to his home. It challenges traditional notions of communal property and social hierarchy.

Does Hedgehog's Home include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities within the film.

Present on Screen

Uses animal archetypes to effectively substitute for ethnic and cultural diversity.
Avoids traditional gender hierarchies by focusing on species rather than gender roles.
Provides a sophisticated critique of group-think and external encroachment on individual ability to act.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender characters.
Provides no visible or invisible depictions of disability.
Relies on metaphor rather than direct, identity-based character representation.

Official Synopsis

In a lush and lively forest lives a hedgehog. He is at once admired, respected and envied by the other animals. However, Hedgehog’s unwavering devotion to his home annoys and mystifies a quartet of insatiable beasts: a cunning fox, an angry wolf, a gluttonous bear and a muddy boar. Together, the haughty brutes march off towards Hedgehog’s home to see just what is so precious about this “castle, shiny and huge.” What they find amazes them and sparks a tense and prickly standoff.

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