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The Red Scroll

Name: The Red Scroll
Director: Nelson Botter Jr.
Released: 2020
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

6.0/10

Good

2020

Director

Nelson Botter Jr.

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Red Scroll stands out as a significant piece of Brazilian animation that challenges standard fantasy archetypes. By placing a young female lead at the heart of a high-stakes adventure, the film disrupts the genre's tendency toward male-dominated leadership. The production benefits from a non-Western creative framework, using a diverse Brazilian cast and a speculative setting that avoids traditional Anglo-centric clichés. This creates a rich backdrop for cultural and ethnic variety. However, the film remains neutral regarding LGBTQ+ identities and provides no clear evidence of disability representation. While it excels in subverting gender and cultural norms, it lacks specific visibility in other identity-driven subplots.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Red Scroll have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film centers on a high-stakes quest to protect a dimensional artifact. It does not include any explicit depiction of same-sex relationships or characters with non-binary gender identities.

How does The Red Scroll portray gender?

Good

The movie challenges traditional adventure stories by putting a 13-year-old girl named Nina at the forefront as the main character. She plays a key role in preventing global destruction.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Red Scroll?

Good

As a Brazilian production, the film moves away from Anglo-Saxon storytelling traditions. The diverse Brazilian cast and the fantastical setting of Telurian offer a platform for exploring non-Western identities.

How does The Red Scroll represent religion and culture?

Good

The story explores themes of resisting centralized authority and preserving the autonomy of multiple worlds. The setting suggests a departure from Western mythological clichés towards a more pluralistic approach.

Does The Red Scroll include disability representation?

Minimal

The film includes various fantastic creatures, but there is no specific evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. Therefore, a score cannot be assigned due to insufficient information.

Present on Screen

Places a young female protagonist in a high-fantasy leadership role.
Uses a non-Western narrative structure rooted in Brazilian creativity.
Features a diverse cast and a speculative setting to promote ethnic variety.

Limited or Absent

Does not explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
Lacks visible or documented evidence of disability representation.
Focuses primarily on genre-based conflicts rather than identity-driven subplots.

Official Synopsis

This is the story of Nina, a 13-year-old girl who is transported to the universe of Telurian, a mysterious and Earth-like world inhabited by various fantastic creatures. There she will join a group who must prevent the master of darkness, Lord Dark, from seizing the Red Scroll and opening dimensional portals in various worlds, bringing darkness and destruction upon them.

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