The film lacks explicit evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or non-heteronormative identities. The story follows a traditional mystery framework centered on a medical student and a detective.

Narrative agency is concentrated in male characters, specifically the detective and the student. There is no indication of female characters occupying positions of intellectual or physical dominance.

Set in occupied Korea, the film inherently centers a non-Western cast. The tension between the local population and colonial forces provides a framework for exploring systemic oppression.

The colonial setting allows for a critique of Western institutional power. The plot explores themes of systemic corruption and individual struggle against an oppressive governing body.

There are no visible or invisible disabilities mentioned as central to the character arcs or the progression of the plot.