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If It Kills Me

Name: If It Kills Me
Director: Rajko Grlić
Released: 1974
Duration: 89 min

Representation Score

5.6/10

Fair

1974

Director

Rajko Grlić

Runtime

89 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

If It Kills Me is part of the Yugoslav Black Wave movement, offering a harsh look at individual ability to act and moral complexity. It rejects the idealized worker roles promoted by state media. The film excels in its critique of systemic structures and bureaucratic orders. However, it lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ or disabled individuals.

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Category Breakdown

Does If It Kills Me have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film doesn't explicitly show queer identities but includes non-traditional relationships that hint at diverse orientations.

How does If It Kills Me portray gender?

Fair

The story challenges traditional gender roles by focusing on an unconventional protagonist and his partner, who defy typical expectations.

How racially and ethnically diverse is If It Kills Me?

Fair

Set in Yugoslavia, the film features a multi-ethnic cast but doesn't provide specific examples of actively leading minority characters.

How does If It Kills Me represent religion and culture?

Good

The film criticizes established institutions and focuses on individual struggles against bureaucratic orders, highlighting personal morality over societal norms.

Does If It Kills Me include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information about the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this film.

Present on Screen

Critiques systemic structures and bureaucratic orders effectively.
Challenges rigid social hierarchies through unconventional characters.
Presents a nuanced, multi-ethnic perspective fitting its Yugoslavian setting.

Limited or Absent

Doesn't explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities or queer-coded subtext.
Doesn't include any representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Doesn't feature actively leading minority characters beyond general ethnic presence.

Official Synopsis

For being unable to find any decent job, an unconventional young man of working-class background gives up of all sorts of employment, and accompanied by his girlfriend, he tells his story in front of film cameras.

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