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Ride

Name: Ride
Director: Valerio Mastandrea
Released: 2018
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

4.2/10

Fair

2018

Director

Valerio Mastandrea

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Ride is an intimate, realist drama that focuses on the emotional journey of a mother and son after a factory tragedy. The film emphasizes personal grief rather than broader social issues. While it provides a platform for women's ability to drive the story through maternal resilience, it adheres to traditional dramatic structures. The narrative scope is limited to a specific micro-social unit, which restricts its capacity for systemic critique. The work lacks explicit multi-layered complexity and follows conventional demographic patterns of its setting.

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Category Breakdown

Does Ride have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story revolves around a traditional nuclear family dealing with a tragedy. There are no queer narratives or non-cisgender identities present in the main storyline.

How does Ride portray gender?

Fair

A female protagonist takes center stage as she navigates mourning and solo parenting after her husband's death. This highlights a shift in domestic roles following the father's passing.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Ride?

Limited

The film seems to reflect a localized Italian social reality. It presents a relatively homogeneous cast without evidence of a multi-ethnic mix.

How does Ride represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative explores grief within an industrial setting. It examines the relationship between individuals and labor institutions through the lens of a workplace tragedy.

Does Ride include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information regarding the depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the character arcs.

Present on Screen

Provides a platform for women's ability to drive the story through maternal resilience.
Offers a nuanced, character-driven exploration of the emotional complexities of mourning.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit multi-layered complexity or systemic subversion.
Follows traditional demographic patterns with a more homogeneous representation.

Official Synopsis

A woman and her 10-year-old son face, in their own way, the mourning for the death of the husband and father, which took place in a factory, while the waiting and the recollection for the day of the funeral grow all around.

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