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Freelance

Name: Freelance
Director: Pierre Morel
Released: 2023
Duration: 108 min

Representation Score

1.8/10

Minimal

2023

Director

Pierre Morel

Runtime

108 minutes

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Freelance is a conventional action-comedy that relies on genre clichés. It centers on established hierarchies and Western protagonists in a foreign setting to create tension. The film does not challenge standard social or gendered power dynamics and lacks multi-layered complexity. Although it includes a non-Western setting, the perspective remains traditional, focusing on an outsider viewpoint.

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Category Breakdown

Does Freelance have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a traditional male-female relationship. There are no representations of non-binary gender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does Freelance portray gender?

Limited

The female journalist has a strong professional role, but the plot relies on a traditional protector/protected dynamic. The male protagonist drives the physical resolution of the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Freelance?

Fair

The setting includes regional ethnic diversity through local supporting characters. However, the main story is driven by white protagonists within a Western perspective.

How does Freelance represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores political corruption in a fictionalized Middle Eastern country. It follows the 'heroic outsider' cliché rather than challenging Western institutions.

Does Freelance include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities. All characters are defined by their physical abilities needed for combat and survival.

Present on Screen

The setting provides a backdrop of regional ethnic diversity through local officials and citizens.
The female journalist has a strong professional role in exposing corruption.

Limited or Absent

The plot relies on a traditional protector/protected dynamic between the male and female leads.
The central story lacks diverse perspectives, centering white protagonists in a Western-centric lens.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator, but a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, they are forced to escape into the jungle where they must survive.

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