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The Internecine Project

Name: The Internecine Project
Director: Ken Hughes
Released: 1974
Duration: 89 min

Representation Score

1.1/10

Minimal

1974

Director

Ken Hughes

Runtime

89 minutes

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The film is a period-specific thriller that relies heavily on demographic homogeneity. It lacks meaningful representation across LGBTQ+, gender, and racial categories, reflecting the social constraints of 1970s British cinema. However, the work finds depth through its narrative structure. By rejecting traditional moralism in favor of a relativistic view of human behavior, it offers a more nuanced and sophisticated psychological study than a standard morality play. Ultimately, while the film fails to meet modern standards of inclusion, its deconstruction of loyalty and authority provides a compelling, if narrow, thematic complexity.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Internecine Project have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film features an all-male ensemble within a penal setting. There is no depiction of non-straight relationships or same-sex intimacy.

How does The Internecine Project portray gender?

Minimal

The narrative functions as a strictly masculine space focused on prison hierarchies. It lacks significant female characters or women's ability to drive the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Internecine Project?

Minimal

The cast is predominantly white, following mid-1970s British crime drama conventions. No non-Anglo-Saxon characters are shown in positions of power.

How does The Internecine Project represent religion and culture?

Good

The plot disrupts conventional morality by centering on a criminal conspiracy. It utilizes moral relativism and explores the breakdown of institutional trust.

Does The Internecine Project include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no prominent depictions of physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities. Characters are defined by criminal status rather than disability.

Present on Screen

The narrative offers psychological sophistication by deconstructing concepts of group loyalty.
The film explores complex moral relativism rather than relying on simple righteous archetypes.
It provides a cynical, postmodern look at institutional corruption and authority.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks gender diversity, offering almost no women's ability to drive the story or presence.
There is a total absence of LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight identities.
The cast lacks racial and ethnic diversity, remaining almost entirely homogeneous.

Official Synopsis

Offered a job as a presidential adviser, a professor is forced to dispose of those who knew him when he was a spy.

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