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Still

Name: Still
Director: Takashi Doscher
Released: 2018
Duration: 88 min

Representation Score

4.7/10

Fair

2018

Director

Takashi Doscher

Runtime

88 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film focuses on an individual's journey within an isolated domestic environment, creating tension between personal and communal secrets. Its potential for progressive values lies in challenging perceptions of normalcy through fantasy and mystery. The narrative structure provides a platform to explore unconventional social dynamics and subvert traditional domestic roles.

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Category Breakdown

Does Still have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film showcases a unique couple that deviates from typical heterosexual relationships. Their identities are not explicitly stated, but their relationship challenges conventional norms.

How does Still portray gender?

Fair

A woman leads the narrative as she navigates the wilderness and deals with the power dynamics within her relationship. Her journey highlights her vulnerability and the control her partner holds over their shared secrets.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Still?

Fair

The cast includes actors of various ethnicities, such as Turner Zhan and Nick Blood, suggesting a shift away from a purely Anglo-Saxon focus in the isolated Appalachian setting.

How does Still represent religion and culture?

Fair

The isolated farm setting explores themes of moral relativism by operating outside traditional Western institutions. This allows for a critique of established societal norms.

Does Still include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters navigating physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions within the provided narrative context.

Present on Screen

The female protagonist drives the plot through her journey in the wilderness.
A diverse cast moves away from a purely Anglo-Saxon focus.
The narrative structure allows for exploring unconventional social dynamics.

Limited or Absent

The film does not clearly define non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth or queer identities.
It is unclear how much ability to act non-white characters have.
No characters navigate disability or neurodivergence.

Official Synopsis

When a young hiker stumbles onto an isolated farm after losing her way on the Appalachian Trail, she is taken in by a strange yet beautiful couple desperate to protect a secret deep in the mountains.

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