You are here:

Victoria

Name: Victoria
Director: Ural Safin
Released: 2020
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

3.9/10

Limited

2020

Director

Ural Safin

Runtime

90 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

Victoria is a character study focused on personal growth and the transition from a disposable lifestyle to one of responsibility. While it avoids presenting a perfect family from the start, the narrative follows a restorative arc that reintegrates the protagonist into conventional social roles. The film lacks complexity in reflecting multiple aspects of identity, prioritizing a singular path of moral maturation. It operates primarily within a traditional framework of biological lineage and social duty.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does Victoria have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on traditional heterosexual relationships and does not include any visible LGBTQ+ characters or critique of the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Victoria portray gender?

Fair

The story challenges traditional masculine stereotypes by showing a protagonist who learns masculinity through emotional labor and caretaking rather than dominance.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Victoria?

Limited

The film centers on a localized, individualistic domestic struggle and does not feature a multi-ethnic cast or blend of racial identities.

How does Victoria represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film questions the sanctity of the nuclear family by starting with a fractured household but ultimately trends toward a traditional resolution of social integration.

Does Victoria include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters with visible or invisible disabilities, neurodivergence, or chronic health conditions.

Present on Screen

Subverts the 'invincible male' cliché by portraying masculinity as something earned through caretaking.
Challenges traditional family clichés by beginning with a fractured, irresponsible protagonist.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible LGBTQ+ representation or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
Shows no evidence of multi-ethnic casting or racial diversity.
Does not include characters with disabilities or neurodivergence.

Official Synopsis

Kirill is nearing forty, and he has always managed to avoid any kind of obligations in life. He has never been married, he has no children, he had once won the European championship of mixed wrestling but he is not interested in victory anymore, only going to the ring to earn money. Today is no different from yesterday; disposable dishes at home, disposable women, never a thought about the future. One morning, however, Kirill meets in his kitchen a five-year-old Victoria, daughter of one of his one-night stands. The girl tells him that he is now her father and she will live with him because her mother left her with him. Finding out who the girl is, where she is from and whether she is his daughter, Kirill gradually starts taking care of the girl, feeling responsible to her and finally becomes a grown-up himself - to fight and win.

How are these scores produced? →