
Dear Future Children
2021

Representation Score
Excellent
2019
Director
Gilles de Maistre
Runtime
84 minutes
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Tomorrow Belongs to Us is a speculative film that dismantles societal structures. By removing the foundations of Western civilization—such as statehood, religion, and capitalism—the movie creates a new world where a diverse, international youth take center stage. This shift redirects the narrative focus from institutional authority to the everyday lives of a multicultural generation. The film's strength lies in its intentional approach to representing various backgrounds. It replaces the typical Western protagonist with a global cast, using a post-apocalyptic setting to question traditional power dynamics and national boundaries. While the film effectively critiques racial and cultural norms, it remains neutral on specific LGBTQ+ and disability issues. It focuses more on the broader breakdown of social systems rather than on the specifics of individual identity politics.
Category Breakdown
The film doesn't include explicit LGBTQ storylines or non-straight relationships. However, it avoids reinforcing traditional family structures by focusing on a survival scenario where conventional families don't exist.
The story challenges traditional gender roles by highlighting the ability to act of young people. By removing adult-dominated social structures, the film emphasizes communal competence over traditional masculine leadership.
The cast includes a variety of international actors, moving away from a focus on white characters. This mix symbolizes a borderless, multicultural society in a world after a major disaster.
The film critiques modern society by showing the collapse of capitalism and organized religion. Characters deal with survival by prioritizing community needs over established laws or religious practices.
There are no main characters with specific physical or cognitive disabilities. While vulnerability is a common theme, the film doesn't show characters with disabilities taking active roles in the story.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
They are called Cris, Jose, Paola, Amina, Zack or Anwarra - They never thought they were too young, too weak, too lonely to stand up against injustice or violence.

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