
Dead Story
2017

Representation Score
Minimal
2018
Director
Syed Atif Ali
Runtime
112 minutes
Average Rating
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Pari (2018) is a conventional domestic horror film that relies on well-known clichés centered around a nuclear family dealing with supernatural changes in their home. The narrative prioritizes maintaining traditional social structures over disrupting them. The story focuses on a couple and their daughter, limiting the representation to narrow, straight-centered boundaries without exploring diverse identities or multi-layered depth.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on a traditional family unit where everyone is assumed to be straight and cisgender. There are no characters or stories that challenge standard social norms or include diverse sexual orientations or gender identities.
The story follows typical domestic clichés where the family's stability is threatened by a child. The characters' roles fit traditional family hierarchies.
While the title suggests South Asian or Persian origins, the film does not specify the racial makeup or specific ethnic identities of the cast.
The film relies on Western horror clichés about the sanctity of the home. It emphasizes preserving the family unit without addressing broader cultural or religious themes.
The daughter's unusual behavior is not clearly defined. It is uncertain whether her condition represents neurodivergence or is simply a supernatural element of the plot.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
When their daughter exhibits strange behavior after moving into their new home, a couple must come to terms with who she really is.

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