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Bloody Daddy

Bloody Daddy

Representation Score

2.3/10

Limited

2023

Director

Ali Abbas Zafar

Runtime

122 minutes

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Bloody Daddy is a genre-driven crime thriller that prioritizes high-stakes action and the deconstruction of professional integrity over a broad spectrum of identity-based inclusion. The narrative focuses on a localized, masculine-centric struggle for survival within a corrupt ecosystem. While the film challenges the sanctity of traditional institutions like the police force, it lacks a diverse range of identities and perspectives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Bloody Daddy have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a conflict involving drug trafficking and kidnapping, emphasizing masculine-coded themes. It does not include any characters with non-straight identities or narratives that critique the assumption that everyone is straight.

How does Bloody Daddy portray gender?

Limited

The story centers on a male protagonist and male antagonists. The plot follows a traditional masculine-driven arc focused on violence and paternal protection, without giving much ability to act to female characters.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Bloody Daddy?

Fair

Set in Gurugram, the film engages with regional and ethnic identities. The setting implies a localized South Asian cultural landscape within the narrative.

How does Bloody Daddy represent religion and culture?

Good

The film challenges moral absolutism by centering a 'dirty cop,' introducing moral relativism and critiquing institutional integrity by portraying law enforcement as compromised.

Does Bloody Daddy include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters navigating physical, sensory, or neurodivergent experiences within the story.

Present on Screen

  • Challenges traditional moral absolutes by portraying law enforcement as inherently compromised and systemic corruption as a central theme.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities, female characters with ability to act, or characters navigating disabilities.
  • Relies on a traditional, masculine-driven plot structure that limits diverse perspectives.

Official Synopsis

Sumair Azad, a dirty cop and his friend, Jaggi, steal Sikandar Chowdhary's cocaine bag. As a result, Sikandar kidnaps Sumair's son, but things take a turn when he loses the cocaine bag as he faces off Gurugram’s drug lords, a crime boss, murderous narcs and straight cops on one fateful night.

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