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Who Will Save The Roses?

Who Will Save The Roses?

Representation Score

8.1/10

Excellent

2017

Director

Cesare Furesi

Runtime

103 minutes

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Who Will Save The Roses? disrupts conventional cinematic narratives by focusing on the emotional lives of elderly, queer-coded characters. It explores the intimacy of long-term interdependence and the realities of aging, while avoiding sentimental portrayals of illness and care. However, the film maintains a narrow focus on domestic life and lacks broader demographic representation, particularly regarding racial and ethnic diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Who Will Save The Roses? have LGBTQ+ representation?

Good

The film focuses on a romantic relationship between two older men, challenging the idea that everyone is straight by highlighting the emotional bond and care they provide for each other.

How does Who Will Save The Roses? portray gender?

Fair

The film portrays masculinity through vulnerability and domestic responsibilities rather than traditional strength. Characters navigate complex personal relationships and emotional struggles, moving away from the typical strong provider archetype.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Who Will Save The Roses??

Fair

The narrative focus remains strictly on the interpersonal dynamics of the central trio. There is insufficient information to confirm the racial composition of the cast or ethnic backgrounds.

How does Who Will Save The Roses? represent religion and culture?

Good

The story examines non-traditional family structures and personal morality. It emphasizes unconventional bonds and interpersonal conflict as fundamental aspects of the human experience.

Does Who Will Save The Roses? include disability representation?

Good

The film centers on the daily challenges of caring for someone with a serious illness, showing the physical and emotional toll of such care.

Present on Screen

  • Focuses on a nuanced, emotional bond between elderly men.
  • Offers a realistic and unsentimental portrayal of chronic illness and care.
  • Replaces traditional masculine roles with characters defined by vulnerability.

Limited or Absent

  • Could include more diverse racial and ethnic representation.
  • Maintains a narrow focus on a limited demographic.

Official Synopsis

The melting love story between two old men, one of them is sick and stays in bed all day, the other is a gambler who takes care of him, visit him everyday and has a hard relationship with his daughter. Sometimes love is the only solution but we realize it when it's too late.

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