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God Calling

Name: God Calling
Director: Bodunrin Sasore
Released: 2018
Duration: 120 min

Representation Score

3.2/10

Limited

2018

TV-MA

Director

Bodunrin Sasore

Runtime

120 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

God Calling stands out as a culturally specific drama that reclaims religious archetypes for a Nigerian context. By placing figures like Elijah in a modern setting with smartphones, it effectively disrupts Western-centric religious imagery. However, the film's scope is limited to traditional spiritual frameworks, offering little room for secular or anti-institutional critique. While the female lead plays a pivotal role, the absence of LGBTQ+ identities or disability representation restricts its diversity rating.

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Category Breakdown

Does God Calling have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses entirely on themes of faith and spiritual transformation. There is no evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities within the narrative.

How does God Calling portray gender?

Fair

The film features Sade, a central female character whose actions significantly influence the spiritual transformation of others. Her role highlights the impact of women as key agents of change.

How racially and ethnically diverse is God Calling?

Excellent

The movie reinterprets biblical figures such as Abraham and Elijah within a Nigerian context, challenging traditional Eurocentric religious imagery.

How does God Calling represent religion and culture?

Fair

The storyline emphasizes traditional spiritual beliefs and incorporates modern technology like social media within a framework of faith. However, it does not deconstruct religious institutions.

Does God Calling include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative provides no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Reimagines biblical archetypes within a contemporary Nigerian setting.
Challenges Eurocentric religious imagery by centering local cultural experiences.
Employs a female protagonist who drives significant communal transformation.

Limited or Absent

Does not include representation for LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
Lacks characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
Focuses on traditional religious frameworks without exploring secular critiques.

Official Synopsis

When Sade, the central character suffers a personal tragedy, she is taken on a journey of self-discovery and faith which transforms the lives all those around her. God Calling shines a spotlight on modern day spirituality by imaginatively exploring what it might look like for Abraham or Prophet Elijah to be Nigerian in 2018, and have to contend with disbelief as well as modern-day realities such as smartphones, and social media.

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