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Victor Young Perez

Name: Victor Young Perez
Director: Jacques Ouaniche
Released: 2013
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

4.5/10

Fair

2013

Director

Jacques Ouaniche

Runtime

103 minutes

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This film serves as a powerful tool for reclaiming history by focusing on a Moroccan-Jewish boxer. It challenges the uniformity of traditional European period dramas and sheds light on diverse identities. Despite its limitations in adhering to conventional gender roles and lacking LGBTQ+ representation, the film offers a fresh perspective on history through a specific ethnic identity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Victor Young Perez have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ narratives or characters with non-cisgender identities. It focuses solely on heterosexual relationships and masculine themes.

How does Victor Young Perez portray gender?

Limited

The story adheres to traditional masculine roles and hierarchies, with women playing secondary roles to the main male protagonist's struggles and ambitions.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Victor Young Perez?

Excellent

The film stands out by featuring a protagonist of Moroccan-Jewish heritage, which challenges the typical Eurocentric portrayal of 1930s France and gives significant prominence to a character of color.

How does Victor Young Perez represent religion and culture?

Good

The movie critiques the breakdown of democratic norms and the rise of fascist regimes, depicting the Nazi state as an oppressive, corrupt system.

Does Victor Young Perez include disability representation?

Fair

The film highlights the physical toll of concentration camps and forced labor, but it does so primarily to emphasize the historical tragedy rather than to develop characters with disabilities.

Present on Screen

Highlights a North African-Jewish identity, challenging traditional Eurocentric historical narratives.
Gives significant prominence to a character of color within a historical context.
Critiques oppressive state institutions and fascist regimes.

Limited or Absent

Maintains traditional gender hierarchies where women play secondary roles.
Does not include LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth narratives.
Uses physical disability primarily to illustrate historical tragedy rather than developing nuanced character traits.

Official Synopsis

Victor Perez was a Jewish boxer who became world flyweight champion in 1931 and 1932, but was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp when Paris fell to the Nazi s in 1943. While there he was forced into slave labour and made to participate in violent boxing matches for the amusement of the Nazi guards. Surviving Auschwitz tells Victors astonishing, harrowing, brutal and incredibly moving true story.

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