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As Feras

Name: As Feras
Director: Walter Hugo Khouri
Released: 1995
Duration: 94 min

Representation Score

4.3/10

Fair

1995

Director

Walter Hugo Khouri

Runtime

94 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Feras stands out by deconstructing traditional social and romantic structures. By focusing on a non-straight-centered motivation for Sônia, the film moves away from conventional narrative archetypes and provides her with significant character's ability to drive the story. The film also challenges traditional gender hierarchies. Instead of a standard masculine triumph, the protagonist experiences humiliation and vulnerability, which complicates the typical pursuer/pursued relationship. This focus on interpersonal friction and complex desire creates a nuanced, avant-garde atmosphere. However, the film's diversity profile is limited by a lack of information regarding racial and disability representation. While it succeeds in subverting gender and sexual norms, its broader social inclusivity remains unverified.

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Category Breakdown

Does As Feras have LGBTQ+ representation?

Good

The film centers Sônia’s romantic attraction to another woman, disrupting the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender. This orientation drives the central conflict and allows her to define her identity independently of the male perspective.

How does As Feras portray gender?

Good

The narrative challenges traditional power hierarchies by placing the male protagonist in a position of emotional vulnerability. Sônia maintains a significant role in driving the story through her rejection of the male lead.

How racially and ethnically diverse is As Feras?

Minimal

There is insufficient information available to evaluate the racial composition of the cast or the presence of diverse ethnic narratives.

How does As Feras represent religion and culture?

Good

The story focuses on subjective morality and psychological dysfunction rather than adhering to prescriptive social norms. It prioritizes individual emotional truths over traditional familial or cultural stability.

Does As Feras include disability representation?

Minimal

The provided context contains no evidence regarding the presence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender hierarchies by placing the male lead in a position of emotional vulnerability.
Features non-straight-centered romantic motivations that give the female lead significant control over the story.
Explores complex psychological truths rather than relying on prescriptive moral frameworks.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible evidence regarding racial and ethnic diversity within the cast or narrative.
Provides no information concerning the representation of characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Paulo has a strange relationship with his cousin Sônia, whom he loves since childhood. But she despises him and, being in love with another woman, causes a lot of humiliating situations to him.

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