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Excursion

Name: Excursion
Director: Una Gunjak
Released: 2023
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

5.7/10

Fair

2023

Director

Una Gunjak

Runtime

93 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Excursion is a localized drama that explores the psychological impact of adolescent social performance. By focusing on a teenager's fabricated pregnancy, the film highlights how the pursuit of validation can lead to societal breakdowns. The narrative prioritizes individual identity and the instability of social truths over traditional moral frameworks. It examines how communal scrutiny and social hierarchies can erode institutional trust. While the film avoids overt identity politics, it offers a nuanced examination of how social pressures can drive destabilizing behaviors within a specific cultural context.

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Category Breakdown

Does Excursion have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes related to non-straight identities. The story revolves around middle-school social dynamics and the protagonist's quest for acceptance.

How does Excursion portray gender?

Good

The story emphasizes female empowerment through deception and social manipulation. The protagonist actively shapes her own crisis, challenging traditional views of female passivity.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Excursion?

Fair

Set in Sarajevo, the film provides a localized Balkan perspective. However, there is no specific indication of diverse casting or the subversion of ethnic hierarchies.

How does Excursion represent religion and culture?

Good

The film questions communal morality and social institutions. It portrays a critical view of traditional community oversight and moral gatekeeping through the protagonist's social performance.

Does Excursion include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities portrayed as central to the narrative or character development.

Present on Screen

Presents a complex portrayal of female empowerment through a protagonist who actively shapes her own social crisis.
Provides a localized, non-Anglo-Saxon perspective by using a specific Balkan setting in Sarajevo.
Closely examines the interplay between individual social performance and communal moral gatekeeping.

Limited or Absent

Does not feature explicit LGBTQ+ identities or queer-coded narratives.
Does not show evidence of diverse casting or the subversion of ethnic hierarchies.
Includes no visible or invisible disability representation within the character development.

Official Synopsis

In Sarajevo, a teenager seeking affirmation reveals that she had sex for the first time during a game of 'truth or dare' among middle schoolers. Trapped in her own lie, she fabricates a pregnancy and becomes the center of a controversy that spirals out of control.

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