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Der Metzger und der Tote im Haifischbecken

Name: Der Metzger und der Tote im Haifischbecken
Director: Andreas Herzog
Released: 2015
Duration: 88 min

Representation Score

3.5/10

Limited

2015

Director

Andreas Herzog

Runtime

88 minutes

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The film operates as a character-driven crime mystery that prioritizes individual psychology over demographic breadth. While it avoids many traditional clichés, it remains anchored in a relatively homogeneous social framework. Strengths include a subversion of gender roles through the female lead's active engagement with the crime scene. However, the narrative lacks significant representation of multiple backgrounds or racial diversity, focusing instead on a localized European context. Ultimately, the work offers a narrow social lens, providing depth to its specific characters while missing broader cultural or identity-based perspectives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Der Metzger und der Tote im Haifischbecken have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story focuses on a relationship between Willibald and his childhood love, Danjela, which assumes both are straight. There are no LGBTQ themes or non-cisgender identities in the narrative.

How does Der Metzger und der Tote im Haifischbecken portray gender?

Fair

Danjela avoids being a passive figure by taking action during the mystery. Her curiosity and decision to collect evidence make her an active participant rather than just an object of attention.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Der Metzger und der Tote im Haifischbecken?

Limited

The setting appears localized and European, focusing on a specific interpersonal history. There is no indication of a diverse cast or characters representing multiple backgrounds.

How does Der Metzger und der Tote im Haifischbecken represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film explores moral ambiguity through a dark mystery and situational ethics. The protagonist's unconventional, loner lifestyle positions him slightly outside mainstream social expectations.

Does Der Metzger und der Tote im Haifischbecken include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information available regarding characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Danjela provides an active female presence by engaging with the crime scene.
The narrative challenges traditional gender hierarchies through the female lead's active role.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks racial and ethnic diversity, focusing on a homogeneous social environment.
There is no visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer themes.
The story lacks any information or representation regarding characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Willibald Adrian Metzger restores old furniture, the beauty of which he admires with a good glass of red wine. The amiable loner visits his customers by bicycle because he does not have a driver's license. Usually he only pays attention to old cupboards and chests of drawers, but this time something else piques his interest: a beautiful woman bathing in a lonely mountain lake. The sight promptly knocks him out of the saddle - especially since it is his unfulfilled childhood love Danjela Djurkovic. She doesn't seem to recognize him anymore, because she is only interested in the macabre find at the place where they meet again: a severed finger that is stolen by a bird of prey in the next instant. Is that a dream Willibald and Danjela have a common goal, the Hotel "Sonnenhof" - from whose pool the corpse of a guest has just been fished. The police assume an accident. But before Willibald knows it, the curious Danjela has taken a farewell letter and the dead man's cell phone.

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