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The End Of The World

The End Of The World

2013

Director

Pedro Pinho

Runtime

64 minutes

Average Rating

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Synopsis

A portrait of the daily lives of young people living in a new-built estate on the outskirts of Lisbon. School is a joke and there’s no work to be had anyway, so the girls try to have fun as best they can. New-girl Eva is very pretty but quiet. The others aren’t sure at first whether she’s arrogant or just shy. Iara and Eva head off to the beach with two boys. The lads turn a couple of abandoned shopping trolleys into racing chariots for them and the atmosphere begins to tingle. Later, they argue with the rest of the group. The other girls manage to get into a club that night but the boys don’t and must kick their heels outside. They’re bent on revenge. They meet up with Eva and go back to her place.

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Diversity & Representation

Overall Score

6.8/10

Good


Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Fair

Gender Representation

Good

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Good

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Excellent

Disability Representation

Minimal

Strengths

  • Strong engagement with themes of systemic critique and social exclusion.
  • Effective subversion of gender hierarchies by centering female agency.
  • Authentic portrayal of multiculturalism within urban peripheral settings.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lack of explicit representation regarding LGBTQ+ identities.
  • No discernible focus on physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

AI Analysis

The film offers a gritty, realist portrait of youth culture on the margins of Lisbon. It succeeds by shifting the focus away from stable, middle-class institutions toward the lived realities of those facing systemic stagnation. By centering characters who navigate economic and social limitations, the film challenges conventional youth narratives. It replaces sanitized depictions of urban life with a more complex, socio-economically diverse perspective. While the film excels in cultural and racial representation through its setting, it lacks specific evidence regarding LGBTQ+ identities or disability representation.

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