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Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite

Name: Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite
Director: Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
Released: 2015
Duration: 94 min

Representation Score

2.0/10

Limited

2015

TV-14

Director

Svyatoslav Podgaevsky

Runtime

94 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite is a traditional horror film that emphasizes genre clichés over diverse storytelling. The plot revolves around teenagers performing a dangerous occult ritual, leading to supernatural consequences. The film maintains a conventional social framework. It lacks representation for LGBTQ+ individuals and characters with disabilities, and the cast remains ethnically homogeneous, reflecting a specific regional demographic. Overall, the film functions as a standard genre piece. It relies on established archetypes and does not attempt to challenge social hierarchies or engage with multi-layered identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities. It follows traditional structures common in regional horror films.

How does Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite portray gender?

Fair

The film features typical male and female protagonists facing survival scenarios. Gender roles adhere to traditional horror archetypes without challenging established hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite?

Limited

The cast is primarily made up of people from a similar ethnic background, reflecting a standard Russian demographic. The film does not use diverse casting to break from a single ethnic perspective.

How does Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story serves as a traditional moral warning about greed and supernatural power. It operates within a framework of retribution without engaging in social critique.

Does Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities. It does not explore neurodivergence or physical disabilities in its character development.

Present on Screen

The film offers a clear, focused exploration of traditional supernatural horror clichés.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and non-cisgender characters.
There is no inclusion of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
The cast lacks racial and ethnic diversity, remaining largely homogeneous.
Gender roles follow predictable horror archetypes rather than challenging traditional hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

There is an ancient ritual known to humankind for more than a hundred years...According to the legend, an ominous entity known as The Queen of Spades can be summoned by drawing a door and staircase on a mirror in the darkness, and by saying her name three times. The Queen of Spades gets her energy from reflective objects; she cuts locks of hair from those asleep, and those that see her go mad or die. Four teenagers decide to call The Queen of Spades as a joke. But when one of them dies of a sudden heart attack, the group realizes they are up against something inexplicable and deadly dangerous.

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