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Mercury Plains

Name: Mercury Plains
Director: Charles Burmeister
Released: 2016
Duration: 102 min

Representation Score

4.6/10

Fair

2016

Director

Charles Burmeister

Runtime

102 minutes

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Mercury Plains is a genre piece that uses a diverse geographic setting to advance its plot. While the Mexican backdrop offers a platform for racial and cultural engagement, the film’s core remains tied to conventional action-drama structures. The protagonist’s journey follows a standard masculine storyline of redemption through violence. This dependence on traditional clichés restricts the film’s exploration of more complex or multi-layered identity issues. Overall, the film engages with diverse social landscapes but does not necessarily center on the progressive narrative subversion needed for a higher diversity rating.

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Category Breakdown

Does Mercury Plains have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities. It focuses on paramilitary conflict and personal struggles, sticking to traditional action-drama themes.

How does Mercury Plains portray gender?

Fair

The story revolves around a troubled man following a typical masculine storyline of redemption through combat. It does not challenge traditional gender hierarchies or masculine leadership.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Mercury Plains?

Good

Set in Mexico amid cartel conflicts, the film engages with non-Anglo-Saxon cultures. However, it is unclear how much control local characters have compared to the main character.

How does Mercury Plains represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores systemic instability by focusing on youths operating outside state-sanctioned law. It challenges conventional depictions of institutional stability through its paramilitary themes.

Does Mercury Plains include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information about characters with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

The Mexican setting naturally supports racial and ethnic diversity.
The narrative explores systemic instability and the erosion of traditional authority.

Limited or Absent

The film relies on traditional masculine arcs and combat-based redemption clichés.
It lacks explicit LGBTQ+ representation or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
The narrative does not challenge traditional gender hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

A troubled man runs away to Mexico and is recruited to join a paramilitary group of teens fighting the drug cartels. He proves himself to the group, but questions their motive.

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