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Entrusted

Entrusted

Representation Score

7.1/10

Good

2018

Director

Çağan Irmak

Runtime

145 minutes

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Entrusted offers a character-driven exploration of recovery that challenges modern professional hierarchies. By shifting the focus from an urban architect to a rural healing space, the film highlights the tension between institutionalized life and communal wisdom. The narrative succeeds in subverting traditional masculine competence through its portrayal of a male protagonist seeking guidance from a female healer. This provides a nuanced look at female authority and spiritual competence. However, the film remains limited by a lack of explicit markers reflecting multiple aspects of identity. While it explores trauma and regional identity, it lacks visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or broader racial diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Entrusted have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not explicitly depict queer narratives or non-straight relationships. Although the village setting moves away from typical urban romance, there are no clear stories involving LGBTQ+ characters.

How does Entrusted portray gender?

Fair

A healer woman serves as a central figure, challenging traditional masculine leadership. The male protagonist must give up his professional role to seek guidance from her spiritual expertise.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Entrusted?

Fair

As a Turkish production, the film explores regional identity and class through the transition from urban to rural settings. The cast appears culturally uniform, focusing on internal social conflicts.

How does Entrusted represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative emphasizes localized, spiritual wisdom over Westernized or scientific approaches. By centering on a healer and village mysteries, it challenges the dominance of modern, institutionalized recovery methods.

Does Entrusted include disability representation?

Good

The protagonist's recovery from a traumatic accident drives his character development. The film examines the experience of physical and psychological vulnerability.

Present on Screen

  • Highlights female spiritual authority over traditional masculine leadership.
  • Offers a meaningful portrayal of physical and psychological trauma recovery.
  • Challenges modern, scientific frameworks through localized, communal wisdom.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer narratives.
  • Maintains a culturally uniform cast within a specific regional landscape.
  • Does not feature high-level multi-layered activism or diverse social identities.

Official Synopsis

'Çocuklar Sana Emanet' meaning 'Children's Safety to you" The story about an interior architect Kerem recovering from traumatic car accident then spends time with healer woman and people of a village. But It is full of mysteries, suspense & hope.

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