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Vice Squad

Name: Vice Squad
Director: Jacques Scandelari
Released: 1978
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

1978

Director

Jacques Scandelari

Runtime

95 minutes

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Vice Squad is a gritty crime drama that leans heavily on genre clichés rather than providing diverse perspectives. While it explores taboo subjects like sex work and drug use, it stays within the social norms of 1970s French cinema. The film's focus on urban vice offers a realistic, street-level perspective. However, this does not extend to meaningful diversity, as the power structures and casting remain traditional and homogeneous. Overall, Vice Squad serves as a period-specific erotic crime film that lacks the narrative structure needed to challenge societal hierarchies or offer varied viewpoints.

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Category Breakdown

Does Vice Squad have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film adheres to the erotic norms of its time and does not feature any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-straight relationships.

How does Vice Squad portray gender?

Fair

Women play key roles in the story, but the male Inspector holds the power, making the women objects of eroticism rather than active participants.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Vice Squad?

Limited

The film depicts a relatively uniform social environment with no significant racial diversity or non-white actors in this European city setting.

How does Vice Squad represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story delves into the less moral side of society, including drug use and sex work, suggesting a more relaxed attitude towards these behaviors compared to traditional moral views.

Does Vice Squad include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no indication in the film of any portrayal of physical or neurological disabilities.

Present on Screen

Explores the darker, more permissive side of society.
Challenges traditional domesticity by focusing on urban vice.
Offers a realistic, street-level perspective through its subject matter.

Limited or Absent

Female characters have little control over their situations.
The cast is predominantly homogeneous, lacking racial diversity.
Does not include LGBTQ+ stories or non-straight identities.

Official Synopsis

A young woman is found dead, nude and drugged with tropanyme (a powerful aphrodisiac). Inspector Corentin from the vice squad will go after this new drug and prostitution ring.

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