
Smack Dab Kakha
2020

Representation Score
Limited
2023
Director
Victor Shamirov
Runtime
90 minutes
Average Rating
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The film adheres to conventional dramatic structures, centering on the intense personal conflict between two friends. The narrative emphasizes traditional character arcs and classical clichés of friendship and betrayal, without explicitly addressing characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity or social hierarchy subversion. While the production avoids typical Anglo-Saxon casting norms, it lacks clear markers of progressive identity politics.
Category Breakdown
The story focuses on a conflict between two male protagonists, Kakha and Sergo. There is no indication of non-binary or LGBTQ+ identities in the narrative.
The plot revolves around male characters dealing with life-and-death situations. Women are part of the cast, but the story emphasizes masculine themes of brotherhood and betrayal.
The cast indicates a localized, regional production rather than a Western-centric one. However, the specific mix of ethnic identities within the plot is not clearly defined.
The film explores traditional themes of loyalty and interpersonal morality. It does not prioritize the deconstruction of established institutions or secularist themes.
The provided information does not mention any characters with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions.
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Official Synopsis
Kakha and Sergo can't live a day without new problems on their head. But this time it doesn't smell like jokes anymore, it's about life and death. And when fate throws them on different sides of this line, they cease to be friends. What needs to happen for one to be able to forgive the other?

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