
Hard Boiled Sweets
2012

Representation Score
Limited
2014
RDirector
Greg Hall
Runtime
82 minutes
Average Rating
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Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan is a high-tension crime thriller that adheres to genre clichés while avoiding social subversion. While the ensemble cast offers racial diversity, the narrative remains focused on traditional themes of violence and paranoia. The film presents a diverse group of criminals, which helps avoid the homogeneity often seen in the genre. However, this racial diversity does not extend to broader considerations of identity or social structures. Ultimately, the film operates as a standard heist story. It lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and disabilities, and it centers around traditional masculine archetypes of crime.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any characters with non-traditional gender identities. It follows a traditional crime-thriller storyline without addressing the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
The narrative emphasizes traditional masculine archetypes of criminality. The main cast is mostly male, providing limited opportunities for women to drive the story.
A multi-ethnic cast provides notable racial diversity. Actors like Kumud Pant and Samuel Anoyke help break the typical homogeneity found in Western crime films.
The story focuses on personal morality and genre conflict. It does not explicitly address broader critiques of Western institutions or capitalism.
There is no indication of characters dealing with physical, sensory, or neurodivergent conditions in the film.
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Official Synopsis
Five criminals unknown to each other are hired to complete a bank robbery. What should have been a smooth operation soon descends into paranoia, violence and horror.

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