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Los Reyes

Name: Los Reyes
Director: Iván Osnovikoff, Bettina Perut
Released: 2019
Duration: 78 min

Representation Score

6.7/10

Good

2019

Director

Iván Osnovikoff, Bettina Perut

Runtime

78 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Los Reyes is a realist film that deeply connects with its setting. By focusing on the Afro-Colombian community in the San Andrés archipelago, the film achieves authenticity and avoids common pitfalls like whitewashing. However, the film's scope is limited. Its social ecosystem is heavily male-dominated, which limits gender diversity. Additionally, the lack of LGBTQ+ narratives or specific disability arcs means these areas are less developed. Overall, the film excels as a nuanced critique of economic structures. It uses its specific locale to challenge traditional societal norms and highlight the ability to act of a community often sidelined in global cinema.

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Category Breakdown

Does Los Reyes have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not prominently feature LGBTQ+ characters or stories centered around non-straight identities. It stays within traditional social structures focused on the skatepark community.

How does Los Reyes portray gender?

Fair

The story focuses heavily on masculine environments like the skatepark. It lacks significant roles for women in driving the plot or challenging gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Los Reyes?

Excellent

The film offers an authentic look at the Afro-Colombian community in the San Andrés archipelago. It avoids including someone from a minority group without giving them real depth by centering the narrative on the specific ethnic makeup of the community.

How does Los Reyes represent religion and culture?

Good

The film presents a sophisticated look at the economic hardships faced by the community. It examines the tension between personal survival and oppressive economic systems through a realistic lens.

Does Los Reyes include disability representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly focus on visible or invisible disabilities. It avoids clichés by focusing on the everyday realities of the environment.

Present on Screen

Authentic portrayal of the Afro-Colombian community within the San Andrés archipelago.
Sophisticated, realist critique of systemic economic hardships and working-class struggles.
Avoids including someone from a minority group without giving them real depth by centering the narrative on the specific ethnic composition of its setting.

Limited or Absent

Lacks significant roles for women in driving the plot or challenging gender hierarchies.
Does not prominently feature LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight narratives.
Provides no explicit focus on neurodivergence or physical disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Chola and Fútbol are a couple of street dogs that live in the Los Reyes skatepark. A microcosm is organized around them, composed of things, animals and young adolescents in conflict with an adult world that they reject but are required to enter.

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