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Curtain

Name: Curtain
Director: Jaron Henrie-McCrea
Released: 2015
Duration: 74 min

Representation Score

1.9/10

Minimal

2015

Director

Jaron Henrie-McCrea

Runtime

74 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Curtain is a niche, genre-bending horror film that prioritizes conceptual originality over broad demographic representation. It grants its female lead a significant role in driving the story and a proactive activist identity, providing some gender diversity. However, the film lacks significant markers in other multi-layered categories such as LGBTQ+ representation, racial diversity, or disability representation. The work's primary strength lies in its disruption of conventional horror clichés and its focus on non-traditional character motivations.

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Category Breakdown

Does Curtain have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters who identify as LGBTQ+ or have non-cisgender identities. The story focuses on the central mystery and the main characters' investigative efforts.

How does Curtain portray gender?

Fair

Danni is a strong female protagonist who plays a significant role in driving the story. She shifts from being a hospice nurse to becoming an activist, challenging traditional nurturing roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Curtain?

Minimal

There is no indication of a non-white majority cast or significant racial diversity. The story focuses on a localized mystery without highlighting racial diversity.

How does Curtain represent religion and culture?

Good

The film emphasizes environmental advocacy through the 'Whale Savers' activists. It explores themes of subjective reality and the breakdown of traditional certainties.

Does Curtain include disability representation?

Minimal

The plot and character arcs do not include any portrayal of physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities.

Present on Screen

The female lead, Danni, demonstrates a significant role in driving the story and drives the investigation.
The protagonist's role as an activist challenges traditional nurturing roles.
The narrative explores unconventional themes like environmental advocacy and subjective reality.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and non-cisgender characters.
There is no documented evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.
The story does not include portrayals of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Danni moves into a New York apartment and starts sprucing the place up. She doesn’t know the previous tenant committed suicide in very strange circumstances. Nor does she know there’s a mysterious portal to another dimension in the bathroom that’s hungry for…. shower curtains! But where does this unusual gateway hidden behind the white tiling lead? That’s what Danni and her ‘Whale Saver’ chugger workmate Tim decide to find out. It’s an investigation into a unique phenomenon full of surprise and unimaginable horror as they both enter The Yonder in a stunningly directed, creatively devised and quirky oddball gem.

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