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Blueprint

Name: Blueprint
Director: Rolf Schübel
Released: 2003
Duration: 108 min

Representation Score

5.4/10

Fair

2003

Director

Rolf Schübel

Runtime

108 minutes

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Blueprint is a character-driven science fiction drama that prioritizes philosophical inquiry over broad social representation. The film's primary strength lies in its focus on women's ability to drive the story and the deconstruction of biological identity through the lens of a world-famous composer. However, the narrative lacks explicit engagement with LGBTQ+ themes or visible racial diversity. The focus remains tightly centered on the existential implications of cloning and the maternal bond, leaving other multi-layered dimensions unaddressed. Ultimately, the film succeeds in subverting gendered passivity but remains limited in its scope of social representation, resulting in a moderate diversity profile.

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Category Breakdown

Does Blueprint have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on biological replication and maternal bonds rather than sexual orientation. There is no explicit evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or narratives that critique the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Blueprint portray gender?

Fair

Iris Sellin is a highly accomplished composer who drives the plot through her decisive actions. This subverts traditional clichés of female passivity by centering women's ability to drive the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Blueprint?

Minimal

The available information provides no details regarding the racial or ethnic composition of the cast or characters. No assessment can be made regarding this category.

How does Blueprint represent religion and culture?

Good

The story explores the tension between individual legacy and social norms. It challenges traditional views on the sanctity of life through a techno-centric view of existence.

Does Blueprint include disability representation?

Fair

The plot is driven by Iris Sellin's incurable illness. Her response to this physical limitation suggests a complex exploration of how chronic illness influences life-altering decisions.

Present on Screen

The film centers on a highly accomplished female protagonist who plays a significant role in driving the story.
It offers a complex exploration of how chronic illness can drive systemic, life-altering decisions.
The narrative challenges traditional biological structures and the sanctity of the natural life cycle.

Limited or Absent

There is a lack of explicit representation regarding LGBTQ+ identities or narratives.
The film provides no information or visibility regarding racial and ethnic diversity.
The scope of representation is narrow, focusing almost exclusively on gendered ability to act and existentialism.

Official Synopsis

The story of the first cloned human being - told in her own words: At the age of thirty the world-famous composer Iris Sellin learns that she has an incurable illness. She - a person who wanted to live for ever - does however not give in. In order to preserve her art and also herself, beyond death, for all posterity, she has herself cloned. Her daughter Siri, whom, in this way, she turns into her virtual twin, learns as a child that she is the world's first cloned human being. In fact a blueprint: a blueprint of her mother. From that moment on nothing is as it was before...

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