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Requirements to Be a Normal Person

Name: Requirements to Be a Normal Person
Director: Leticia Dolera
Released: 2015
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

8.6/10

Excellent

2015

Director

Leticia Dolera

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Leticia Dolera’s comedy succeeds by breaking down the arbitrary requirements of social conformity. By focusing on Maria’s internal struggle to define 'normality,' the film challenges the performative aspects of identity and gender. The inclusion of Alex provides a meaningful exploration of neurodivergence. Rather than relying on clichés, the film allows him to actively participate in the protagonist's journey. While the film excels in cultural critique and disability representation, it lacks explicit evidence of racial or ethnic diversity. It remains a localized study of social outliers and psychological non-conformity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Requirements to Be a Normal Person have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film questions the conventional definitions of normality and validates identities that exist outside typical societal norms. It critiques structures that assume everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Requirements to Be a Normal Person portray gender?

Good

Maria is a protagonist driven by intellectual curiosity rather than domestic or romantic concerns. Her journey focuses on her subjective psychological experience, de-centering the male perspective.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Requirements to Be a Normal Person?

Fair

The narrative focuses on localized, character-driven social comedy. It does not explicitly highlight a multi-ethnic cast or race-bent casting in its primary description.

How does Requirements to Be a Normal Person represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The story adopts a skeptical view towards traditional social institutions and Western norms. It critiques the pressures of modern life through characters on the fringes of society.

Does Requirements to Be a Normal Person include disability representation?

Good

Alex is shown as a character with his own choices rather than just a catalyst for others. This approach offers a nuanced portrayal of cognitive diversity.

Present on Screen

Strong subversion of traditional gender hierarchies through a female-led intellectual arc.
Nuanced depiction of neurodivergence that avoids common 'inspiration porn' clichés.
Effective critique of societal norms and the artificiality of social standards.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit multi-ethnic casting or diverse racial representation in the narrative.
Limited detail regarding specific LGBTQ+ character pairings or identities.

Official Synopsis

Maria is 30 years old, she is a peculiar person and has one goal: become a normal person. But first of all she must discover what is exactly this. Which kind of person is she? Is she a normal person? What does exactly means? That question goes deeper into her mind. After she lists every requirements, she proposes to reach them. In that journey she will find her brother's help, Alex, a 25 years old boy who is mentally challenged and achieves every list requirements. She meets Borja as well, a boy obsessed with diets and lose weight. They will make a curious pact: she helps him to live an active and healthy live, and he helps her to meet her goal: become a normal person.

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