
Call of the Wild
2009

2020
Director
Carlos Landeo
Runtime
83 minutes
Average Rating
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A dog named Lasmi lost herself in the city of Lima. A group of dog patrol help her to find her family. But a group of traffickers are kidnaping dogs, so they have to found out them and cought them.
Overall Score
Fair
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The narrative focuses on the familial bonds of the protagonist, Lasmi. There is no explicit evidence of LGBTQ+ identities or non-heteronormative relationship dynamics within the story.
Gender Representation
Lasmi, a female dog, serves as the central protagonist. This provides female agency in an adventure role, though the gender dynamics of the supporting patrol remain undefined.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
Set in Lima, Peru, the film offers a non-Western perspective. This localized setting challenges the Anglo-centric dominance typically found in global adventure cinema.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The story explores community cooperation against systemic threats like dog trafficking. It emphasizes collective agency and the protection of the vulnerable within an urban structure.
Disability Representation
The film does not provide evidence of characters navigating physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
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Areas for Improvement
AI Analysis
De patitas a la calle is a regional adventure that uses animal characters to explore themes of loss and systemic exploitation. By centering a female protagonist in a Peruvian urban setting, the film moves away from traditional Western adventure tropes. While the film succeeds in providing a localized, non-Western spatial perspective, it lacks depth regarding human intersectional identities. The narrative focus remains strictly on animal agency and familial bonds. Ultimately, the film serves as a meaningful piece of Latin American genre cinema, though it remains neutral on many specific social identity markers.

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