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The Fortunate Ones

Name: The Fortunate Ones
Director: Jeanne Waltz
Released: 2024
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

8.7/10

Excellent

2024

Director

Jeanne Waltz

Runtime

93 minutes

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The Fortunate Ones centers on a neurodivergent protagonist who connects two different socioeconomic worlds. By highlighting Milene's ability to act, the film avoids typical clichés related to disability and gender, providing a nuanced perspective on identity. The film's standout feature is its layered exploration of race, class, and colonial history. The contrast between the Portuguese elite and the Cape Verdean family offers a critical view of social stratification and historical context. While the film excels in representing ethnicity and disability, it lacks visible LGBTQ+ themes. The focus on class and neurodiversity overlooks the queer dimension of the narrative.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Fortunate Ones have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include explicit mentions of LGBTQ+ characters or stories that go beyond straight relationships. The plot focuses more on class and neurodivergent experiences.

How does The Fortunate Ones portray gender?

Good

Milene is a strong female character who drives the emotional storyline. She navigates different social worlds actively, which challenges traditional passive female roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Fortunate Ones?

Excellent

The story contrasts a family of notable figures with a Cape Verdean family. This setup critiques colonial legacies and challenges the uniformity of the Portuguese social scene.

How does The Fortunate Ones represent religion and culture?

Good

By emphasizing the emotions of a underrepresented ethnic community, the film questions traditional social hierarchies. It presents a diverse view of identity within Portugal’s recent history.

Does The Fortunate Ones include disability representation?

Good

Milene has a slight mental challenge but is shown as strong. The film avoids pity, presenting her neurodivergence as an active part of her identity.

Present on Screen

Strong, active portrayal of a neurodivergent female protagonist.
Layered exploration of race, class, and colonial legacies.
Effective challenge of traditional social hierarchies and gender clichés.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit LGBTQ+ representation or stories beyond straight relationships.

Official Synopsis

Algarve, late 90s. Following the death of her grandmother, Milene - a strong young woman full of life despite a slight mental handicap - divides her life between her family of notables and a Cape Verdean family that keeps her going, whom she met when her grandmother died. The wind that whistles in the cranes plunges us into the world of two families against the backdrop of Portugal's recent past.

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