
Fields of the Dead
2014

Representation Score
Limited
2009
Director
Andreas Schnaas, Timo Rose
Runtime
81 minutes
Average Rating
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The film is a traditional horror movie that relies on well-known horror clichés rather than exploring complex social issues. It sticks to established character types, such as the male hero and female victims, limiting its engagement with diverse identities. The movie follows a standard exploitation format, focusing on supernatural dangers and survival, without challenging social hierarchies or exploring layered perspectives on diversity. Overall, the film adheres to typical casting and structural norms, providing limited representation beyond the standard horror clichés of its time.
Category Breakdown
The movie does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender. It follows a typical horror storyline focused on a male lead and female characters.
Women in the film mainly fit into 'final girl' or victim roles. The male character, Frank, drives much of the plot, reinforcing traditional gender roles common in exploitation films.
The movie does not show a diverse cast or non-Anglo-Saxon majority. It seems to stick to usual casting practices without intentionally diversifying the cast.
The story centers around a supernatural element, the Book Keeper. It emphasizes survival and traditional morality without challenging Western institutions or broader social issues.
There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Frank is a filmmaker who brings a group of actresses to a cabin in the woods to make a film. While there they stumble upon a book, a book that belongs to the Book Keeper. The book is in no way an ordinary book, as it brings demons to earth, and now Frank and his actresses are the only ones to stop them..

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