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A Hero of Our Time

Name: A Hero of Our Time
Director: Stanislav Rostotsky
Released: 1967
Duration: 83 min

Representation Score

3.0/10

Limited

1967

Director

Stanislav Rostotsky

Runtime

83 minutes

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Stanislav Rostotsky’s film is a sophisticated psychological study that prioritizes the deconstruction of individualistic archetypes over traditional heroic arcs. It succeeds in presenting a culturally diverse setting and a protagonist who operates outside standard social hierarchies. However, the narrative remains limited by its focus on a singular, often destructive, male perspective. Ultimately, the work is more interested in ethnic landscapes and psychological complexity than in the representation of progressive social identities or diverse gender roles.

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Category Breakdown

Does A Hero of Our Time have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on heterosexual relationships and does not include any LGBTQ+ representation or non-cisgender identities.

How does A Hero of Our Time portray gender?

Fair

Female characters such as Bela and Princess Mary primarily serve as catalysts for the protagonist's existential crises. They avoid simple submissive roles but lack significant independent motivations or ability to act.

How racially and ethnically diverse is A Hero of Our Time?

Good

The film captures the ethnic diversity of the Caucasus region through interactions between Russian military figures and local populations, providing a nuanced counterpoint to the central imperial hierarchy.

How does A Hero of Our Time represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores moral relativism through the 'superfluous man' archetype, focusing on psychological isolation within a rigid social hierarchy rather than critiquing traditional institutions explicitly.

Does A Hero of Our Time include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities being used as central plot devices or portrayed with specific ability to act.

Present on Screen

Captures the multi-ethnic diversity of the Caucasus region.
Challenges traditional heroic clichés through psychological depth.
Offers a nuanced critique of the Russian military hierarchy.

Limited or Absent

Female characters lack significant independent motivations or ability to act.
Lacks LGBTQ+ representation or non-cisgender identities.
Does not portray characters with disabilities significantly.

Official Synopsis

After the death of Bela, Pechorin was unwell for a long time, and then left the fortress and Maxim Maximych and left for Georgia. Since then, the headquarters captain had no news of his friend, often recalled and carefully carried his diaries in his wanderings. Five years have passed... Once at a post station near Vladikavkaz, Maxim Maximych with delight learns that Grigory Pechorin also came here. The long-awaited meeting brings an unbearable pain and bitterness of disappointment to the old warrior. In his hearts, he mercilessly parted with the travel notes of the ensign. And his random companion finds on the yellowed pages the story of the soul of an amazing, extraordinary person who brings misfortune to others all his life.

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