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The Order of Things

Name: The Order of Things
Director: Andrea Segre
Released: 2017
Duration: 112 min

Representation Score

4.2/10

Fair

2017

Director

Andrea Segre

Runtime

112 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Andrea Segre’s drama effectively critiques the systemic exploitation of non-European labor by European bureaucracy. By centering the migrant experience, the film disrupts the homogeneity of the local coastal community and challenges the stability of Western institutions. The narrative avoids the typical pitfalls of the 'immigrant story' by prioritizing social realism over individual melodrama. It frames the struggle of the outsider not as a personal failure, but as a consequence of societal exclusion. While the film excels in its racial and cultural depth, it remains narrow in its scope regarding other identity markers. The focus is strictly political and socio-economic, leaving little room for broader social representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Order of Things have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or storylines. Instead, it focuses on the socio-political dynamics of migration and state bureaucracy.

How does The Order of Things portray gender?

Fair

Gender hierarchies are kept relatively neutral throughout the film. While it does not challenge traditional gender roles, it emphasizes the vulnerability of individuals within the migrant experience.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Order of Things?

Excellent

The film excels by focusing on North African and sub-Saharan African populations. It provides depth and ability to act to characters navigating undocumented status within the Italian landscape.

How does The Order of Things represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The story offers a sophisticated critique of Western institutional frameworks. It highlights the tension between a capitalist reliance on migrant labor and state-driven exclusion.

Does The Order of Things include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no prominent depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. Such traits do not serve as central drivers for the plot.

Present on Screen

Provides deep, non-superficial representation of North African and sub-Saharan African populations.
Offers a sophisticated critique of how capitalism and state bureaucracy interact to marginalize migrant workers.
Avoids the 'tourist gaze' by granting ability to act to characters navigating undocumented status.

Limited or Absent

Lacks any explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or storylines.
Does not feature characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Maintains a relatively neutral stance on gender hierarchies rather than actively subverting them.

Official Synopsis

An immigration agent is torn between the job and his humanity.

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