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The Miracle in Valby

Name: The Miracle in Valby
Director: Åke Sandgren
Released: 1989
Duration: 80 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

1989

Director

Åke Sandgren

Runtime

80 minutes

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The Miracle in Valby is a traditional 1980s family adventure that leans heavily on genre clichés. While it includes a female protagonist, the narrative relies on outdated formulas that restrict her autonomy during the central conflict. The film's social framework is predominantly homogeneous, reflecting the localized Scandinavian setting of its era. It lacks significant racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ diversity, focusing instead on a conventional hero's journey. Ultimately, the film operates as a standard fantasy drama. It offers an engaging temporal adventure but does not actively challenge traditional hierarchies or prioritize characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Miracle in Valby have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film centers on three adolescent friends who embark on a time-travel adventure. There are no non-conforming gender identities or same-sex relationships explored in the story.

How does The Miracle in Valby portray gender?

Fair

Petra is a key character, but her role as a 'damsel in distress' is limited when she is captured by warriors, temporarily reducing her influence in the adventure.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Miracle in Valby?

Limited

The story seems centered around a homogeneous Scandinavian community. The cast does not include characters from diverse ethnic or racial backgrounds.

How does The Miracle in Valby represent religion and culture?

Fair

A Latin mass serves as a crucial plot element and scientific curiosity. The film uses historical religious motifs to drive the fantasy storyline without promoting specific moral teachings.

Does The Miracle in Valby include disability representation?

Minimal

The main characters do not have any visible or hidden disabilities mentioned in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Features a female protagonist in a technical and adventure-oriented plot.
Employs historical and religious motifs to create a unique scientific and temporal mystery.

Limited or Absent

Depends on the 'damsel in distress' cliché, which reduces female influence.
Does not include racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ diversity, maintaining a very homogeneous cast.
Adheres to traditional structures typical of late-80s family cinema.

Official Synopsis

14 year old Sven is a technical genius, who has rebuilt an old caravan into a radio communication center. Via radio he is in contact with his father, who works at a big ship at the other side of the globe. One day the radio communication is suddenly interrupted by something which sounds like a Latin mass. In school Sven attends a lesson about radio-astronomy. The teacher explains that astronomers can receive radio waves that are thousand years old. Sven understands that the Latin mass he heard was transmitted to him from another age. He gets curious and starts making experiments by connecting his radio kit to bigger aerials. When he sits in the caravan together with his friends Bo and Petra, they not only hear the Latin mass on his radio, but the whole caravan is turned into a time-machine that brings them to the Middle Ages. They get in trouble with some warriors, who capture Petra, while Sven and Bo escape with the help of their time-machine...

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