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Ladrones

Name: Ladrones
Director: Joe Menendez
Released: 2015
Duration: 98 min

Representation Score

3.8/10

Limited

2015

PG-13

Director

Joe Menendez

Runtime

98 minutes

Average Rating

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New Showbiz Analysis

Ladrones functions as a crime-comedy centered on a reclamation narrative. The plot focuses on the tension between grassroots community ability to act and centralized corporate power. A retired criminal helps a community fight for their land. The film challenges traditional hierarchies and predatory capitalist structures by framing a ruthless businesswoman as the antagonist. However, the film lacks diversity in several key areas. It does not represent LGBTQ+ identities or characters with disabilities, leaving significant gaps in the narrative's multi-layered reach.

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Category Breakdown

Does Ladrones have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters with LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender identities. It does not address heterosexual norms either.

How does Ladrones portray gender?

Fair

The film features a female antagonist who drives the systemic oppression. While she challenges power dynamics, she follows traditional gender roles rather than breaking down gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Ladrones?

Good

The protagonist's name and the focus on land reclamation suggest a narrative centered on a non-Anglo-Saxon community. This disrupts homogeneous Western views of property ownership.

How does Ladrones represent religion and culture?

Good

The story pits a local community against a predatory corporate entity. This framework emphasizes collective community justice over established capitalist or legal systems.

Does Ladrones include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not mention any characters with visible or invisible disabilities. There is no information about the portrayal of neurodivergence or physical disabilities.

Present on Screen

Focuses on community ability to act against corporate corruption.
Challenges traditional hierarchies of power and property ownership.
Explores themes of collective justice and land reclamation.

Limited or Absent

Needs representation of LGBTQ+ characters or identities.
Requires visibility for characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Relies on traditional gender roles by using a female antagonist as the primary oppressor.

Official Synopsis

Alejandro Toledo comes out of his retirement from crime to help a community reclaim land stolen from them by a beautiful but ruthless businesswoman and her clan.

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