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Doctor on Call

Name: Doctor on Call
Director: Guido Chiesa
Released: 2021
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

3.4/10

Limited

2021

Director

Guido Chiesa

Runtime

92 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Doctor on Call is a character-driven film focused on intergenerational solidarity and economic instability. Its strength lies in deconstructing professional authority through the lens of physical vulnerability and shared crisis. However, the film lacks depth in representing diverse identities. The narrative is predominantly male-focused and does not include visible representation across racial, gender, and LGBTQ+ spectrums, maintaining a narrow diversity profile. Ultimately, the film emphasizes humanistic storytelling over identity politics, focusing on the symbiotic relationship between a doctor and a delivery driver.

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Category Breakdown

Does Doctor on Call have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters who identify as LGBTQ+. The main relationship is portrayed as a friendly bond between generations.

How does Doctor on Call portray gender?

Fair

The story centers around a male duo. One character challenges the stereotype of the infallible male authority figure by being portrayed as grumpy and physically weakened.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Doctor on Call?

Minimal

The film seems to have a localized, conventional demographic makeup. There is no indication of a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast.

How does Doctor on Call represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative highlights the precariousness of gig economy workers by connecting health stability to their jobs. It delves into the vulnerabilities inherent in modern capitalist systems.

Does Doctor on Call include disability representation?

Fair

The sciatica condition of one character is central to the plot rather than a minor detail. The film provides a nuanced look at how chronic pain affects professional identity.

Present on Screen

Offers a nuanced portrayal of how chronic physical conditions shape professional identity and mobility.
Critiques modern labor precarity and the vulnerabilities of the gig economy.
Challenges traditional male authority figures by presenting a physically compromised and grumpy protagonist.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible racial and ethnic diversity within the cast and setting.
Does not include LGBTQ+ representation or narratives addressing non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
Remains heavily male-centric, offering limited gender diversity or female leadership.

Official Synopsis

65 year old doctor Pierfrancesco works as a night-shift medical guard. He’s a grumpy man, full of aches and pains and is very rough with his patients. One night, he’s involved in a road collision with 30 year old delivery man Mario. While uninjured, Mario's bicycle is destroyed, and Pierfrancesco's sciatica flares up, making it impossible for him to drive. With both of their jobs in jeopardy, the doctor has an idea that could help them both: “remotely guided” by Pierfrancesco via wireless headset, Mario will visit his patients, and they’ll also carry out Mario’s delivery in Pierfrancesco’s car. After a range of daring (mis)adventures, they will learn to support each other, and the night will end with their lives both changed for the better.

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