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Between Us

Name: Between Us
Director: Ping-Wen Wang
Released: 2014
Duration: 12 min

Representation Score

4.0/10

Fair

2014

Director

Ping-Wen Wang

Runtime

12 minutes

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Between Us focuses on personal desire over traditional domestic structures. By centering a relationship between two women, the film challenges the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender. The film effectively presents female characters with significant emotional depth and autonomy, moving away from passive roles. It frames the central conflict as a choice between personal impulses and social obligations, emphasizing moral relativism. However, the film's scope is limited by a lack of information about racial diversity and disability representation among the ensemble.

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Category Breakdown

Does Between Us have LGBTQ+ representation?

Good

The film centers on a romantic and sexual relationship between two women, disrupting the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Between Us portray gender?

Fair

The narrative highlights the emotional complexity and autonomy of female characters, exploring the tension between personal desires and societal expectations.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Between Us?

Minimal

The film suggests an East Asian origin, but there is no specific information about the racial composition of the cast or diverse casting efforts.

How does Between Us represent religion and culture?

Good

The story engages with subjective morality and questions traditional institutions, prioritizing individual authenticity over the nuclear family unit.

Does Between Us include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no indication within the narrative of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Centers a queer relationship as the primary driver of dramatic conflict.
Highlights the emotional complexity and autonomy of female characters.
Challenges traditional social structures and the nuclear family model.

Limited or Absent

Lacks specific information about the racial and ethnic diversity within the cast.
Provides no evidence of representation for characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

In the midst of a passionate affair with a married woman, arts teacher Ariel must choose between sating her sexual desires or living an open life free of broken promises.

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