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The Farm in the Small Marsh

Name: The Farm in the Small Marsh
Director: Branko Bauer
Released: 1976
Duration: 126 min

Representation Score

3.2/10

Limited

1976

Director

Branko Bauer

Runtime

126 minutes

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The film is a historical drama focusing on wartime resistance and the loss of innocence. It disrupts the cliché of helpless civilians by giving children strategic roles in resistance. While the film lacks modern multi-layered identity politics, it offers a strong critique of institutionalized violence and shifts power to local, collective resistance. However, it remains limited by a traditional masculine framework and a lack of diverse identity representation beyond the central ethnic conflict.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Farm in the Small Marsh have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters or narratives related to LGBTQ+ identities.

How does The Farm in the Small Marsh portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on male protagonists and follows a traditional masculine framework focused on warfare and social roles typical of the time period.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Farm in the Small Marsh?

Fair

Set in the multi-ethnic Vojvodina region, the film highlights the resilience of local identity. It uses the conflict with German occupiers to challenge the dominance of ethnic hegemony.

How does The Farm in the Small Marsh represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques occupying institutions by portraying the Gestapo as a corrupt entity. It emphasizes collective resistance and skepticism towards centralized, state-sanctioned power.

Does The Farm in the Small Marsh include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The narrative does not address disability representation.

Present on Screen

Gives children significant roles in the resistance, positioning them as strategic leaders rather than passive victims.
Provides a sharp critique of institutionalized violence and the legitimacy of occupying state powers.
Explores the resilience of local ethnic identity against external, oppressive forces in a multi-ethnic setting.

Limited or Absent

Depicts warfare and social structures through a traditional masculine framework.
Does not include representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered narratives.
Lacks characters or storylines addressing disability.

Official Synopsis

War arrives to a small secluded village in Vojvodina. The Germans take a group of hostages through the village and on their way molest a small boy. As revenge, the boy sets the German corn on fire. An intelligent and shrewd Gestapo officer Šicer arrives to investigate. He does not even suspect that he is up against a group of small boys, led by Milan and Vaso, and orders that all men from the village be taken to custody. He announces that one man will be shot each day unless the real culprit steps forward. Children contact the partisans.

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