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The Silent Party

Name: The Silent Party
Director: Diego Fried
Released: 2019
Duration: 87 min

Representation Score

1.4/10

Minimal

2019

Director

Diego Fried

Runtime

87 minutes

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The Silent Party is a genre-driven psychological thriller that emphasizes tension over diverse identity exploration. The plot centers on a couple facing escalating events, limiting opportunities for exploring various identities. The film follows a conventional path, moving from domestic stress to a breakdown of social order. While it examines the fragility of social environments, it does not intentionally challenge traditional structures or include diverse identity markers. Ultimately, the narrative focuses on the psychological and physical escalation of a specific crisis rather than broader social issues.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Silent Party have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a traditional heterosexual relationship between Laura and Daniel. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight identities in the story.

How does The Silent Party portray gender?

Fair

Laura is the main character, transitioning from a domestic life to a chaotic environment. However, the story follows a traditional structure where her experience is linked to increasing violence.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Silent Party?

Minimal

The setting is a country house, but the racial or ethnic makeup of the cast is not specified. Without explicit details, no assessment can be made about the characters' backgrounds.

How does The Silent Party represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores the breakdown of social order during a tense gathering. It touches on social instability but does not explicitly critique religion or specific cultural institutions.

Does The Silent Party include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative does not mention characters with visible or invisible disabilities. Neurodivergence and physical impairments do not play a role in the plot.

Present on Screen

The film features a central female protagonist navigating high-stakes transitions between domestic and chaotic spaces.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks diverse identity markers or characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity.
The story follows a conventional structure that does not actively subvert traditional social or gender hierarchies.
There is an absence of characters representing different racial, ethnic, or disability backgrounds.

Official Synopsis

The day before their wedding, Laura and Daniel go to her family country house. The couple is under a lot stress. She decides to take a walk, and ended in the young neighbour's house, where a silent party is taking place. What started like a fun night, quickly escalates in a violent and horrible experience.

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