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Deadly Harvest
Representation Score
2.8/10
Limited
1977
TV-14Director
Timothy Bond
Runtime
87 minutes
Average Rating
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Deadly Harvest is a socio-environmental critique that prioritizes systemic failure over identity politics. It challenges the stability of Western institutions during ecological collapse. The film uses an eco-thriller framework to critique industrial systems and urban sprawl driving global famine. Ultimately, it operates within traditional casting and gender frameworks, focusing on moral ambiguity and institutional neglect.
Category Breakdown
Does Deadly Harvest have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or queer relationships. It focuses on traditional family structures in a survivalist setting.
How does Deadly Harvest portray gender?
The story centers around a patriarchal family led by Grant Franklin. Female characters like Susan play significant roles, but the film adheres to traditional 1970s gender roles.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Deadly Harvest?
The cast includes performers of color such as Nehemiah Persoff and Tami Tucker. However, the narrative emphasizes a rural versus urban divide rather than exploring racial identity.
How does Deadly Harvest represent religion and culture?
The film critiques Western industrial progress and institutional negligence. It prioritizes environmental survival over traditional religious or patriotic themes.
Does Deadly Harvest include disability representation?
There is no documented evidence of physical or neurodivergent disabilities being portrayed in the narrative.
Present on Screen
- Offers a sophisticated critique of anti-institutional and anti-capitalist themes.
- Challenges the stability of Western institutional competence through its narrative structure.
- Features a diverse cast including notable performers of color.
Limited or Absent
- Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ characters or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
- Adheres to traditional patriarchal family structures and gender roles.
- Does not provide evidence of physical or neurodivergent disability representation.
Official Synopsis
Farmer struggles to keep food on the table, and regain his son who has joined a gang of marauding city-folk during the world's worst famine.
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