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FAR. The Story of a Journey around the World

FAR. The Story of a Journey around the World

Representation Score

4.8/10

Fair

2017

Director

Patrick Allgaier, Gwendolin Weisser

Runtime

128 minutes

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FAR is a personal travelogue that highlights diversity through the vast geopolitical landscapes the protagonists explore. Its strength lies in challenging traditional lifestyle norms and showcasing gender equality and physical endurance. However, the film maintains a Eurocentric perspective, focusing on the experiences of European protagonists while observing rather than integrating diverse racial and cultural identities. Ultimately, the documentary serves more as a critique of Western institutional stability than a study of identity politics, offering a limited level of meaningful representation through its nomadic lens.

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Category Breakdown

Does FAR. The Story of a Journey around the World have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on the relationship between the two directors but does not provide explicit information about LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender expressions.

How does FAR. The Story of a Journey around the World portray gender?

Fair

Gwendolin Weisser is portrayed with equal physical strength and autonomy compared to her male counterpart. The film avoids traditional domestic roles, highlighting shared independence and mobility for women in a global context.

How racially and ethnically diverse is FAR. The Story of a Journey around the World?

Fair

The film showcases diversity through various settings such as Russia, China, Japan, and Mexico. However, the narrative focus remains on the European protagonists, limiting the integration of diverse racial perspectives.

How does FAR. The Story of a Journey around the World represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques conventional societal structures by promoting a nomadic lifestyle over capitalist stability. It suggests a preference for communal living over modern infrastructure.

Does FAR. The Story of a Journey around the World include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no indication of the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

  • Highlights gender equality and physical endurance by granting the female protagonist equal standing with her male counterpart.
  • Challenges traditional lifestyle norms by celebrating nomadic lifestyles and rejecting capitalist stability.
  • Engages with a variety of non-Western territories and diverse ethnic landscapes.

Limited or Absent

  • Does not explicitly address LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender expressions.
  • Maintains a Eurocentric perspective, focusing on the experiences of European protagonists.
  • Provides no representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Documentary about the journey of Patrick Allgair and Gwendolin Weisser, who travelled over 100,000 kilometres on foot and by hitchhiking. Starting in Freiburg, Germany, they travelled eastwards for three and a half years, passing through Ukraine, Russia, China, Japan and Mexico on their way around the world.

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