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Delirium

Name: Delirium
Director: Ihor Podolchak
Released: 2013
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

5.6/10

Fair

2013

Director

Ihor Podolchak

Runtime

100 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Delirium is a psychological exploration that challenges traditional power structures, particularly those centered around male professionals. While it does not explicitly represent LGBTQ+ or racial diversity, it questions established social roles and the stability of identity through its postmodern approach to morality and mental health.

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Category Breakdown

Does Delirium have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly depict LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships. It centers on a family's psychological struggles without addressing these identities.

How does Delirium portray gender?

Fair

The story challenges the traditional idea of male authority by showing a psychiatrist losing his professional control. However, the role of female characters in driving the story is not clearly defined.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Delirium?

Minimal

There is insufficient information regarding the ethnic composition of the cast or the setting. The racial identity of the characters remains unstated.

How does Delirium represent religion and culture?

Good

The film questions the authority of Western institutions such as medicine and organized religion by focusing on individual psychological truth instead of traditional moral standards.

Does Delirium include disability representation?

Fair

The film explores themes of mental health and neurodivergence through a character's suicidal thoughts. It provides a nuanced view of the fragility of the human psyche.

Present on Screen

Strips the male protagonist of his professional authority, challenging traditional gendered power dynamics.
Explores the complexity of mental health and psychological instability through a central character's suicidal thoughts.
Questions the dominance of Western religious and medical institutions through a lens of moral relativism.

Limited or Absent

Does not include explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth gender expressions.
Does not provide information about the racial or ethnic diversity of the cast or setting.
The role of female characters in driving the story remains unclear.

Official Synopsis

A funeral procession leads to a distorted reality where time loops and images of death appear. A psychiatrist is invited by a family to help with their father’s suicidal fixation on ropes and knots. As he delves into the case, he blurs the lines between doctor, patient, guest, and priest, questioning his own identity and the shifting nature of reality.

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