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45 do Segundo Tempo

Name: 45 do Segundo Tempo
Director: Luiz Villaça
Released: 2022
Duration: 109 min

Representation Score

5.7/10

Fair

2022

Director

Luiz Villaça

Runtime

109 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Luiz Villaça’s film is a character study that excels in its authentic racial representation, featuring a predominantly Black and mixed-race cast. This avoids the whitewashing of characters and mirrors the lived experiences of urban Brazil. However, the film remains heavily anchored in traditional masculine frameworks, focusing on male camaraderie and football culture. This limits the presence of women and LGBTQ+ perspectives, creating a narrow social landscape. While the film courageously tackles mental health and the vulnerability of aging men, it lacks broader representation of physical disabilities or neurodivergent characters. It offers a nuanced look at class and identity but prioritizes specific communal realities over broad social inclusivity.

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Category Breakdown

Does 45 do Segundo Tempo have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on male friendships and existential struggles without depicting non-straight or non-cisgender identities. It also lacks critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight.

How does 45 do Segundo Tempo portray gender?

Limited

The story is shaped by masculine social structures and football culture. It deconstructs male stoicism through themes of vulnerability but lacks significant roles for women in driving the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is 45 do Segundo Tempo?

Excellent

The film features a predominantly Black and mixed-race cast, reflecting urban Brazilian life. This avoids the whitewashing of characters and mirrors the lived experiences of the setting.

How does 45 do Segundo Tempo represent religion and culture?

Good

The story explores socioeconomic struggles and systemic inequality. It avoids traditional morality, focusing instead on a complex, subjective exploration of life's difficulties and social mobility.

Does 45 do Segundo Tempo include disability representation?

Fair

Mental health challenges, including suicidal thoughts, are central existential themes. However, there is little representation of physical disabilities or neurodivergent conditions.

Present on Screen

Authentic racial representation through a Black and mixed-race cast.
Deconstruction of traditional masculine archetypes through themes of vulnerability.
Realistic portrayal of socioeconomic struggles and systemic inequality.

Limited or Absent

Lack of significant female roles in driving the story.
Minimal representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
Insufficient focus on physical disabilities or neurodivergent characters.

Official Synopsis

In order to recreate a picture taken in 1974, during the inauguration of São Paulo subway, Pedro meets two school friends he had not seen for 40 years. If their existential crises, ageing and (astray) ways were not enough, Pedro announces, to everyone's surprise, he intends to take his own life — even though not before he sees his soccer team win a championship.

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