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Regatta

Name: Regatta
Director: Mohamed Samy
Released: 2015
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

4.3/10

Fair

2015

Director

Mohamed Samy

Runtime

100 minutes

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Regatta is a localized crime drama that offers a non-Western perspective on the action genre. By focusing on an Egyptian context, it delves into the tension between personal ambition and broader socio-economic pressures, especially through the lens of migration and illegal survival tactics. However, the film's diversity is constrained by its adherence to traditional social structures. The narrative emphasizes conventional family roles and marital dynamics, with little exploration of LGBTQ+ identities or disability representation. While Nasra drives the plot, her role seems more tied to traditional betrayal clichés than to complex gender subversion.

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Category Breakdown

Does Regatta have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or stories. It centers on traditional family relationships and marital conflicts within a crime drama setting.

How does Regatta portray gender?

Fair

Nasra plays a key role in the plot through her betrayal. However, it is unclear whether she has true ability to act or merely serves as a tool within a patriarchal system.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Regatta?

Fair

As an Egyptian production, the film provides a non-Western viewpoint on the crime genre. The storyline's ties to Italy introduce themes of cross-border identity and migration.

How does Regatta represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative criticizes economic systems by showing characters resorting to crime to escape local limitations. Traditional social institutions are portrayed as unstable rather than moral guides.

Does Regatta include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities mentioned in the story.

Present on Screen

Provides a non-Western, North African perspective on the crime and action genres.
Explores complex themes of migration and the allure of Western life.
Critiques systemic economic failures through the protagonist's illegal activities.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives.
Provides no visible or invisible disability representation.
Female characters may serve more as plot devices than fully realized individuals.

Official Synopsis

Regatta is engaged in several illegal activities with businessman Sari. Regatta gets a quarter of a million pounds in one operation, which will allow him to travel with his mother to Italy. Then he discovers the betrayal of Nasra, the wife of his brother Awad, by chance.

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