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Robin

Name: Robin
Director: Antonio Tublén
Released: 2017
Duration: 88 min

Representation Score

6.1/10

Good

2017

Director

Antonio Tublén

Runtime

88 minutes

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Robin functions as a psychological thriller that uses a gendered perspective to explore institutional failure. It moves away from typical victimhood clichés by emphasizing the protagonist's ability to drive the story and autonomy. However, it remains limited by a lack of racial and LGBTQ+ diversity. The film successfully subverts traditional gender hierarchies and challenges the competence of traditional authority figures. It ultimately studies individual autonomy against systemic skepticism, though it operates within a very specific, culturally homogeneous European context.

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Category Breakdown

Does Robin have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on a traditional heterosexual relationship between a husband and sister, without any explicit LGBTQ+ identities or critiques of straight relationships.

How does Robin portray gender?

Good

Robin actively drives the plot through her survival instincts, rather than being a passive victim. The film challenges traditional gender stereotypes by highlighting her subjective experience over the idea of female fragility.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Robin?

Limited

As a Danish production, the film features a homogeneous cast with no evidence of racial diversity or non-Anglo-Saxon casting.

How does Robin represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative critiques established social structures by portraying the police as indifferent. It also questions the stability of the family ideal by showing unreliable domestic support systems.

Does Robin include disability representation?

Fair

While there is no explicit mention of a disability, the film explores the psychological concept of gaslighting. Robin struggles to have her sensory experiences validated by authority figures, touching on sidelined perceptions.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender hierarchies by focusing on a female protagonist's intellect and survival instincts.
Explores complex themes of institutional distrust and the breakdown of social trust.
Highlights the protagonist's ability to drive the story and autonomy, avoiding typical victimhood clichés.

Limited or Absent

Lacks significant racial and ethnic diversity within the cast.
Does not include any explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
Maintains a very localized and culturally homogeneous Danish setting.

Official Synopsis

You can run into anything in the Danish woods, but a naked woman covered in blood is not something you see every day. Her name is Robin and she not only claims to have witnessed a gruesome murder but also to having killed her assailant in self-defense. The problem is that the police doesn’t find any trace to prove what happened to her. It remains a complete mystery. Robin feels abandoned by the police, who clearly think she’s the victim of an overactive imagination. Ever her husband and her sister have all the trouble in the world to believe her. She reaches a chilling conclusion. If she didn’t kill the murderer, he must still be out there, wanting to end what he started.

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