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Quezon's Game

Name: Quezon's Game
Director: Matthew Rosen
Released: 2019
Duration: 125 min

Representation Score

5.7/10

Fair

2019

PG-13

Director

Matthew Rosen

Runtime

125 minutes

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Quezon's Game serves as a meaningful disruption to the standard Western cinematic canon of World War II. By elevating a Filipino leader to the role of a central humanitarian architect, the film challenges the traditional historical focus typically reserved for Western figures. The narrative structure promotes a more globalized understanding of moral decision-making. It successfully shifts the focus of historical importance toward the Global South, providing a fresh perspective on global upheaval. While the film excels in racial and cultural representation, it remains centered on masculine authority and lacks visible LGBTQ+ or disability-related narratives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Quezon's Game have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on the geopolitical efforts of Manuel L. Quezon regarding Jewish refugees. There are no visible LGBTQ+ characters or narratives within this historical context.

How does Quezon's Game portray gender?

Fair

The narrative centers on a male political figure navigating high-stakes diplomacy. This focus on a male head of state highlights traditional masculine authority.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Quezon's Game?

Excellent

The film provides significant representation by centering a non-Western leader. It disrupts conventional historical hierarchies by emphasizing the ability to act of a person of color.

How does Quezon's Game represent religion and culture?

Good

The story challenges Western-centric perspectives by highlighting Southeast Asian ability to act during the Holocaust. It emphasizes humanitarianism that prioritizes human life over colonial constraints.

Does Quezon's Game include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no specific information regarding the depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Centers a non-Western leader as a primary protagonist in a major historical event.
Disrupts Eurocentric WWII narratives by providing ability to act to a person of color.
Highlights the humanitarian response of a Southeast Asian nation during the Holocaust.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible representation of LGBTQ+ characters or narratives.
Focuses heavily on masculine authority through a male head of state.
Provides no information regarding the depiction of disabilities.

Official Synopsis

The film centers around Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and his plan to shelter Jews in the Philippines who were fleeing from Nazi Germany during the World War II era.

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