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Aztech

Name: Aztech
Director: Gigi Saul Guerrero, Ulises Guzmán Reyes, Jaime Jasso, Leopoldo Laborde, Jorge Malpica, Alejandro Molina, Francisco Laresgoiti, Rodrigo Ordoñez, J. Xavier Velasco, Fernando Campos
Released: 2020
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

6.6/10

Good

2020

Director

Gigi Saul Guerrero, Ulises Guzmán Reyes, Jaime Jasso, Leopoldo Laborde, Jorge Malpica, Alejandro Molina, Francisco Laresgoiti, Rodrigo Ordoñez, J. Xavier Velasco, Fernando Campos

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Aztech employs a fragmented anthology structure to challenge conventional storytelling. By focusing on the Mexico-US borderlands, the film deliberately shifts away from Eurocentric genre clichés to explore overlapping cultural impacts. The creative team, notably Gigi Saul Guerrero, has a history of exploring Mexican identity through genre. This suggests a purposeful use of the meteor crash as a metaphor for cultural and systemic disruption. While the film successfully centers non-Anglo-Saxon perspectives and challenges Western-centric narratives, specific data on LGBTQ+ and disability representation is limited due to the non-linear, multi-story format.

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Category Breakdown

Does Aztech have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The anthology format allows for significant exploration of non-traditional identities and queer themes. However, specific information about LGBTQ+ characters is still unverified.

How does Aztech portray gender?

Good

Several main characters drive different storylines, challenging traditional gender roles. The science fiction backdrop provides a platform to examine the roles of women and non-binary individuals in survival scenarios.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Aztech?

Excellent

The film focuses on the geopolitical relationship between Mexico and the United States. This perspective highlights non-Anglo-Saxon viewpoints through the lens of a cosmic event.

How does Aztech represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The narrative avoids a single cultural dominance by using thirteen separate stories. It examines the breakdown of national boundaries and identities through fragmented storytelling.

Does Aztech include disability representation?

Minimal

Specific information about the portrayal of disability is currently unavailable. While the genre often deals with bodily transformations, there are no concrete details about disability or neurodiversity.

Present on Screen

Strong focus on non-Anglo-Saxon perspectives through its Mexico-US border setting.
Effective disruption of traditional, single-hero narrative structures.
Purposeful narrative design that challenges Western-centric storytelling and cultural dominance.

Limited or Absent

Lack of specific, verifiable information about LGBTQ+ character representation.
Uncertain details about the portrayal of disability or neurodiversity.
Limited insight into individual character identities due to the fragmented format.

Official Synopsis

Fragments of a meteor crash in Mexico and United States. Thirteen stories in different spaces and times happen in places of collisions .

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