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Se chiudo gli occhi non sono più qui

Name: Se chiudo gli occhi non sono più qui
Director: Vittorio Moroni
Released: 2013
Duration: 110 min

Representation Score

6.3/10

Good

2013

Not Rated

Director

Vittorio Moroni

Runtime

110 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film is a powerful social realism piece that explores the intersection of race, class, and migration. By focusing on a biracial protagonist, it provides a systemic critique of modern capitalism. While the film excels in its portrayal of racial and cultural complexity, it engages less with LGBTQ+ themes and gender identity. The narrative disrupts traditional patriarchal roles but does not delve deeply into broader gender politics. Overall, the film effectively uses the protagonist's sense of displacement to challenge conventional Western notions of stability and meritocracy.

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Category Breakdown

Does Se chiudo gli occhi non sono più qui have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or dynamics related to sexual orientation. The story focuses on family and class issues rather than LGBTQ+ themes.

How does Se chiudo gli occhi non sono più qui portray gender?

Fair

Ennio, a foreman, uses his position to exploit workers, challenging the traditional provider role by showing patriarchy as coercive. His authority highlights the exploitative nature of masculinity in the workplace.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Se chiudo gli occhi non sono più qui?

Excellent

Kiko, a character with Italian and Filipino heritage, embodies the story's emotional core. The film uses Kiko's immigrant experience to critique racial hierarchies and labor exploitation.

How does Se chiudo gli occhi non sono più qui represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The story critiques Western social integration and economic structures through complex morality. It explores non-traditional mentorship and the protagonist's sense of alienation.

Does Se chiudo gli occhi non sono più qui include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities.

Present on Screen

Complex portrayal of the protagonist's biracial identity.
Effective critique of racial hierarchies and labor exploitation.
Subversion of traditional patriarchal roles.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit LGBTQ+ representation.
Minimal engagement with disability or neurodivergent perspectives.
Limited exploration of gender-specific social struggles beyond labor coercion.

Official Synopsis

Kiko is a teenager whose now dead father was Italian and his mother Marilou is from the Philippines. They live with Ennio, mother's new boyfriend, a foreman who recruits and exploits illegal migrant workers. Kiko goes to school but at the same time he is forced to work in Ennio's building yards. He feels he lives in a wrong planet. There's only one place where Kiko can dream: an old abandoned bus in a dump yard that he's turned into his private refuge. One day it seems his fate could change: an elderly friend of his father's, Ettore, comes looking for Kiko and offers to become a strange kind of tutor for him. But one day Ettore reveals to Kiko his real identity...

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