
The Morning After
2020

Representation Score
Fair
2018
Director
Eloïse Lang
Runtime
95 minutes
Average Rating
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Dumped (2018) is a character-driven comedy that successfully shifts the focus away from traditional patriarchal structures to highlight female solidarity. By centering the emotional labor and decision-making on Françoise, Rose, and Alice, the film elevates the female experience as the primary reality. However, the film lacks significant diversity. The narrative remains largely homogeneous, focusing on white French protagonists and traditional romantic conflicts, which limits its reach regarding LGBTQ+ and racial visibility. Ultimately, the film excels at challenging domestic hierarchies and exploring aging, even if it stays within a relatively narrow demographic scope.
Category Breakdown
The story focuses on traditional heterosexual relationships and the consequences of a conventional marriage. It does not explicitly address queer romantic arcs or non-cisgender identities within the main trio.
The film highlights the emotional strength and ability to act of women by centering the narrative on three female characters. Male characters primarily serve as catalysts for the women’s personal development rather than driving the plot.
While the tropical setting of Réunion provides a multicultural backdrop, the core cast remains largely homogeneous. The narrative focus stays primarily on the internal dynamics of the white French protagonists.
The plot challenges traditional social expectations and the sanctity of the nuclear family. It emphasizes personal liberation and individual emotional truth over rigid marital or institutional structures.
There are no prominent depictions of visible or invisible disabilities that drive the plot or characterize the central figures.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Françoise has just been dumped by her husband for a much younger woman. In order to cheer her up, and to celebrate her 60th birthday, sisters Rose and Alice decide to take their mother to a resort on the tropical island of Reunion so they can relax, work on their tans, and have too many margaritas. But when Rose pays a one-night stand, Thierry, to show her mother a good time, their holiday plans start to unravel.

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