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En attendant un miracle

En attendant un miracle

2021

Director

Thierry Binisti

Runtime

94 minutes

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Synopsis

On the morning the corpse of a man has been found in a bathing tank of the sanctuary of Lourdes.The police captain Fiona Langlois will be in charge of the murder investigation with a help of Maxime Gardette, a police investigator who recently has come to Lourdes.The victim , the doctor Adrien Delubachas received a hit in his head and was drowned in a bathing tank.The doctor was member of the International Medical Committee of Lourdes , a group of doctor who investigate cases of healing by miracle.

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Overall Score

3.6/10

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Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Minimal

The film offers no evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or narratives addressing non-cisnormative identities. There is no visible representation of queer life within the story.

Gender Representation

Fair

Captain Fiona Langlois provides a break from masculine-centric crime tropes by serving as the primary investigative authority. However, her level of agency compared to her male counterpart is unclear.

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Minimal

The narrative provides no information regarding the racial or ethnic composition of the cast. No patterns of inclusive casting or ethnic diversity are present.

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Good

The story prioritizes scientific rationalism by centering a medical committee's investigation within a sacred sanctuary. This framework uses empirical scrutiny to potentially deconstruct traditional religious authority.

Disability Representation

Minimal

There is no mention of characters navigating physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions. The narrative lacks representation of the disability community.

Strengths

  • Positions a female captain in a primary leadership role, disrupting traditional gender hierarchies in crime procedurals.
  • Uses a scientific, secular lens to examine religious institutions and the concept of miracles.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lacks any visible representation of racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ identities.
  • Provides no engagement with disability representation or neurodivergent perspectives.

AI Analysis

En attendant un miracle functions as a crime procedural that uses a sacred setting to explore the tension between science and faith. The film's strength lies in its subversion of religious dogma through a rationalist lens and its placement of a woman in a position of leadership. However, the film lacks intersectional depth. There is a complete absence of visible representation regarding race, LGBTQ+ identities, or disability, leaving the narrative's social scope quite narrow. Ultimately, the film's impact is centered on institutional skepticism rather than a broad spectrum of human diversity.

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