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Gagarine

Name: Gagarine
Director: Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh
Released: 2015
Duration: 16 min

Representation Score

5.1/10

Fair

2015

Director

Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh

Runtime

16 minutes

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Gagarine is a study of individual alienation and atmospheric melancholy. It prioritizes the psychological interiority of its protagonist over a broad spectrum of demographic representation. The film succeeds in its critique of systemic displacement and the decay of social housing. It uses the protagonist's cosmic escapism to challenge the narrative of uninterrupted urban progress. However, the work lacks multi-layered casting and diverse identity-driven narratives. The focus remains on a singular, largely homogeneous perspective of the working-class experience.

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Category Breakdown

Does Gagarine have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on the protagonist's internal psychological state and his environment. There is no evidence of queer intimacy or non-cisgender identities within the central storyline.

How does Gagarine portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a young male protagonist, establishing a traditional gendered focal point. It lacks the structural subversion of gender roles needed for a higher score.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Gagarine?

Limited

The cast depicts a predominantly white, working-class population. The film lacks significant racial or ethnic diversity within its specific social housing setting.

How does Gagarine represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative provides a nuanced critique of socioeconomic structures and urban renewal. It challenges idealized portrayals of Western progress by focusing on displacement and stagnation.

Does Gagarine include disability representation?

Limited

Themes of mental health and dissociation appear as poetic devices. However, there is no evidence of characters with disabilities driving the plot or having significant control over events.

Present on Screen

Offers a nuanced critique of modern socioeconomic structures and urban displacement.
Provides a poetic exploration of psychological dissociation and individual alienation.
Challenges idealized Western narratives regarding urban progress and stability.

Limited or Absent

Lacks significant racial and ethnic diversity within the cast.
Provides no discernible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer intimacy.
Fails to include characters with disabilities who have narrative ability to act.

Official Synopsis

Youri is 20 years old and he has always lived with his mother in a social housing district near Paris. But his building is going to be demolished because of an urban renovation project. Youri doesn't accept the idea of leaving his home : that's his spaceship.

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