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Representation Score
6.9/10
Good
2014
Director
Rungano Nyoni, Hamy Ramezan
Runtime
13 minutes
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Listen is a sophisticated film that challenges typical refugee narratives. It focuses on the small-scale failures of communication and institutional empathy rather than dramatic storytelling. The film's strength lies in presenting a personal struggle as a clash between individual ability to act and indifferent Western systems. It highlights the isolation caused by bureaucratic and linguistic barriers. By challenging patriarchal norms and examining institutional power dynamics, the film offers a nuanced view of identity and the challenges faced by immigrants.
Category Breakdown
Does Listen have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film doesn't explicitly show LGBTQ+ identities or relationships, but it explores a woman's struggle to break free from traditional marriage roles.
How does Listen portray gender?
The film centers on a woman who actively fights against a strict patriarchal system. She is shown as an active agent trying to regain control rather than being a passive victim.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Listen?
The film portrays the immigrant experience through a Black woman navigating a Danish bureaucratic environment, highlighting cultural isolation and friction.
How does Listen represent religion and culture?
The story criticizes Western institutions for failing to accommodate diverse cultures. It shows how language and bureaucracy can contribute to systemic oppression.
Does Listen include disability representation?
There are no prominent depictions of physical or cognitive disabilities that significantly impact the storyline.
Present on Screen
- Provides a profound critique of traditional gender hierarchies and patriarchal structures.
- Offers a sophisticated portrayal of the immigrant experience and racialized bodies in Western institutions.
- Effectively subverts the 'refugee narrative' by focusing on systemic communication failures.
Limited or Absent
- Lacks explicit LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight relationships.
- Does not address physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the storyline.
Official Synopsis
A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to file a complaint against her abusive husband, but the translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words. A tense, diamond-hard film about cultural isolation and bureaucratic ignorance.
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