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Adriana's Pact

Name: Adriana's Pact
Director: Lissette Orozco
Released: 2017
Duration: 94 min

Representation Score

5.9/10

Fair

2017

Director

Lissette Orozco

Runtime

94 minutes

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Adriana's Pact is a sophisticated exploration of memory and institutional power. It centers a non-Western perspective on historical trauma, particularly through the lens of the Chilean dictatorship. The film's strength lies in its narrative disruption of traditional, state-driven histories. By focusing on personal historiography, it delves into the intersection of familial intimacy and political upheaval. However, the film lacks representation in certain demographic areas. There is no visible engagement with LGBTQ+ identities or disability narratives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Adriana's Pact have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly depict LGBTQ+ identities. Instead, it focuses on family lineage and political accusations, avoiding discussions of queer dynamics.

How does Adriana's Pact portray gender?

Fair

Women play a central role in driving the story through the filmmaker and her subject. This focus challenges traditional narratives that prioritize male political figures.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Adriana's Pact?

Good

The film explores Latin American historical contexts and South American geopolitical realities. It shifts the focus away from Anglo-centric views towards Chilean history.

How does Adriana's Pact represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The documentary investigates a notorious secret police force, challenging the legitimacy of the state. It emphasizes personal, subjective truths over official, state-sanctioned narratives.

Does Adriana's Pact include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no indication of characters or subjects dealing with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Centers women's ability to drive the story through the filmmaker and her subject's investigative journey.
Provides a non-Western perspective on historical trauma and South American geopolitics.
Challenges official state narratives by prioritizing personal, subjective truths.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight-centered relationship dynamics.
No characters or subjects address visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Lissette's favorite aunt Adriana, who lives in Australia, is arrested in 2007 while visiting her family in Chile and accused of having worked for dictator Pinochet's notorious secret police, the DINA, and of having participated in the commission of state crimes. When Adriana denies these accusations, Lissette begins to investigate her story in order to film a documentary about her.

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