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Disobedience

Name: Disobedience
Director: Aldo Lado
Released: 1981
Duration: 98 min

Representation Score

1.9/10

Minimal

1981

Director

Aldo Lado

Runtime

98 minutes

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Disobedience is a psychological drama that prioritizes existential exploration over demographic variety. The film functions as a study of individual transition and the failure of systemic change following the war. While the narrative avoids promoting idealized Western structures, it lacks complexity in reflecting multiple aspects of identity. The focus remains on a singular male experience of disillusionment within a specific historical setting. Ultimately, the work serves as a character study rather than a vehicle for social or identity-based representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does Disobedience have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film follows a young protagonist's sexual awakening through a female mentor. It does not include non-binary gender identities or narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Disobedience portray gender?

Fair

Edith exerts significant influence over the protagonist, disrupting some traditional hierarchies. However, the narrative remains centered on a male perspective and traditional power dynamics.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Disobedience?

Minimal

The cast is homogeneous, reflecting the specific historical and geographic context of the Italian Social Republic. There is no evidence of intentional racial blending.

How does Disobedience represent religion and culture?

Good

The story critiques established institutions by focusing on individual disillusionment over patriotic or religious fervor. It favors a secular, subjective moral framework.

Does Disobedience include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities portrayed with a significant role or as central to the narrative arc.

Present on Screen

The film offers a critique of traditional political and religious institutions through its protagonist's disillusionment.
Edith provides a complex character who disrupts some traditional gender hierarchies by influencing the protagonist's development.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-binary gender expressions.
The cast is homogeneous, providing little racial or ethnic diversity within its historical setting.
There is no meaningful portrayal of characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Luca Manzi is a fourteen year old boy when the Northern Italy Republic of Salò is governed by the Fascists. He becomes a partisan but when the war ends he is disappointed because things have not changed as he had hoped they wood, and he decides to let himself die. He is saved by Edith who tries to introduce him to sex. Based on the novel by Alberto Moravia.

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