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The Gardener

Name: The Gardener
Director: David Charhon
Released: 2025
Duration: 109 min

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

2025

Director

David Charhon

Runtime

109 minutes

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The film functions as a moderately representative work within the French action-comedy genre. It avoids total homogeneity by featuring a diverse ensemble cast that reflects modern society. While the story does not center on radical identity politics, it offers narrative sophistication by framing the state as a systemic antagonist. This challenges traditional patriotic clichés. Ultimately, the film balances traditional genre structures with a cast and thematic framework that provides moderate cultural and ethnic texture.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Gardener have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film centers on a nuclear family and the protagonist, Léo. There are no explicit LGBTQ+ characters or storylines focused on non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.

How does The Gardener portray gender?

Fair

The movie adheres to traditional action-comedy structures. However, the inclusion of Nawell Madani suggests potential for challenging typical gender roles through assertive comedic performances.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Gardener?

Fair

The casting features diverse actors like Nawell Madani and Kaaris. This ensemble indicates a shift towards a more multifaceted depiction of contemporary French society.

How does The Gardener represent religion and culture?

Good

The storyline criticizes Western political institutions by portraying the state as a corrupt entity. This challenges traditional respect for authority through themes of institutional skepticism.

Does The Gardener include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not mention any characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film features a diverse ensemble cast including Nawell Madani and Kaaris.
The narrative provides a meaningful critique of state power and institutional corruption.
It avoids total homogeneity through its multifaceted casting choices.

Limited or Absent

There is a lack of visible LGBTQ+ representation within the main plot.
The film relies on traditional gender roles common in action-comedy structures.
No characters with visible or invisible disabilities are featured in the narrative.

Official Synopsis

Every year the Prime Minister has a list of all kinds of troublemakers eliminated in the name of the famous Reason of State. Serge Shuster, Special Adviser to the President of the Republic, finds himself on this list, better known as the Matignon List. Condemned to certain death and at the heart of an implacable plot and a state secret that also put his family in danger, Serge, his wife and children have only one hope left - their gardener, Léo, who hates it when « slugs » invade his garden... Especially those that want to kill innocent families.

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