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El corte

Name: El corte
Director: Regina Braunstein, Agustina Gonzales Bonorino
Released: 2018
Duration: 66 min

Representation Score

6.1/10

Good

2018

Director

Regina Braunstein, Agustina Gonzales Bonorino

Runtime

66 minutes

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El corte is a character-driven drama that prioritizes the deconstruction of traditional social hierarchies. By using a fragmented, non-linear structure, the film examines how systemic instability, such as a blackout, affects the domestic unit. The film succeeds in subverting the cliché of the protective father, instead presenting the patriarchal figure as a catalyst for chaos and trauma. This shift moves the narrative away from traditional stability toward a more volatile, subjective exploration of morality. While the film offers a nuanced critique of social structures, it lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or disability. The focus remains primarily on class, displacement, and the psychological impact of domestic instability.

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Category Breakdown

Does El corte have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film explores non-traditional family dynamics and the darker sides of human nature. However, there is no explicit confirmation of specific LGBTQ+ identities or romantic pairings.

How does El corte portray gender?

Good

The narrative disrupts traditional patriarchal roles by portraying the father as a source of paranoia and violence. It centers on the emotional fallout and the struggle of siblings.

How racially and ethnically diverse is El corte?

Fair

As an Argentine production, the film is rooted in a specific regional context. The story touches on social displacement and changing neighborhoods, which often intersect with ethnic identity.

How does El corte represent religion and culture?

Good

The film challenges the concept of the stable Western family through themes of moral relativism. It uses a societal blackout to deconstruct traditional institutions and social structures.

Does El corte include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this work.

Present on Screen

Subverts traditional patriarchal roles by depicting the father as a source of instability rather than a protector.
Challenges the concept of the stable Western family through themes of moral relativism and social deconstruction.
Explores complex themes of social displacement and the psychological impact of systemic breakdown.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit on-screen evidence of non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth or LGBTQ+ identities.
Provides no visible representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
The racial and ethnic composition of the cast remains unspecified within the narrative context.

Official Synopsis

A young man has to go back to his childhood home and a neighborhood that is now unknown to him; a child suffers his father's paranoia and violence; two siblings fight to hold on to the only things they have left. Three stories intersect in what seems to be an endless blackout that will bring out their darkest sides.

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