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That Which Does Not Kill

Name: That Which Does Not Kill
Director: Alexe Poukine
Released: 2019
Duration: 83 min

Representation Score

8.5/10

Excellent

2019

Director

Alexe Poukine

Runtime

83 minutes

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Alexe Poukine’s documentary succeeds by reclaiming personal narratives and centering the internal processing of a survivor. By focusing on the protagonist's intellectual and emotional journey, the film avoids the pitfalls of traditional storytelling. The work excels at challenging patriarchal clichés and the male-dominated perspective, providing a sophisticated look at navigating personal trauma. While strong in gender representation and psychological nuance, the film remains neutral regarding racial and LGBTQ+ identities. The narrative focuses on individual experiences rather than broader cultural diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does That Which Does Not Kill have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film touches on themes of bodily autonomy and consent, but does not explicitly include characters with non-straight or non-cisgender identities.

How does That Which Does Not Kill portray gender?

Excellent

The movie centers around a female protagonist who plays a significant role in driving the story. It challenges the typical male-dominated narrative by focusing on her subjective experience.

How racially and ethnically diverse is That Which Does Not Kill?

Fair

The film is an intimate character study without a diverse cast or specific racial conflicts.

How does That Which Does Not Kill represent religion and culture?

Good

The story avoids strict moral frameworks, instead examining the complexities of personal trauma and truth.

Does That Which Does Not Kill include disability representation?

Good

The film offers a nuanced look at psychological trauma as an invisible condition, treating the protagonist's emotional struggles with dignity.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional male-dominated narratives by prioritizing the female protagonist's subjective experience.
Offers a dignified portrayal of psychological trauma and mental health.
Provides a complex, non-didactic narrative structure.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender characters.
Does not feature overt racial or ethnic diversity within the character studies.
Focuses narrowly on individual psychological landscapes rather than broader cultural diversity.

Official Synopsis

Ada is 19. She agrees to have dinner at the home of a boy she knows. It all happens very quickly, she does not defend herself. It is in 2013, after a screening of her first film, that Alexe Poukine meets her: a woman of her age who shares with her something that happened nine years before and that she does not know what to do with.

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