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All That We Destroy

Name: All That We Destroy
Director: Chelsea Stardust
Released: 2019
Duration: 85 min

Representation Score

3.1/10

Limited

2019

TV-MA

Director

Chelsea Stardust

Runtime

85 minutes

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All That We Destroy is a high-concept psychological thriller that prioritizes individual psychological conflict over broad demographic representation. The film centers on a female scientist, providing her with significant intellectual authority and decision-making power within a technical field. However, the narrative lacks multi-layered complexity. The story remains tightly focused on the biological and psychological relationship between a mother and her son, offering little evidence of diverse racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ identities. While the film engages with themes of neurodivergence and moral relativism, these elements appear tied to the central sci-fi premise rather than a broader exploration of social hierarchies or systemic identity.

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Category Breakdown

Does All That We Destroy have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a maternal-filial relationship and genetic experimentation. There is no evidence of non-straight or non-cisgender identities or narratives challenging the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does All That We Destroy portray gender?

Fair

A female protagonist holds high intellectual ability to act as a geneticist. This disrupts traditional clichés of male-dominated scientific leadership, though character dynamics remain limited.

How racially and ethnically diverse is All That We Destroy?

Minimal

The narrative focus is strictly on the biological and psychological relationship between a mother and son. There is no indication of a diverse cast or non-Anglo-Saxon characters.

How does All That We Destroy represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores subjective morality and the ethics of scientific intervention. It leans toward moral relativism through the protagonist's ethically ambiguous experimentation.

Does All That We Destroy include disability representation?

Limited

The plot touches upon neurodivergence through the profiling of psychopathic tendencies. It is unclear if the character possesses ability to act or serves merely as a horror plot device.

Present on Screen

The film provides a female lead with high intellectual ability to act and scientific authority.
The narrative explores complex themes of subjective morality and ethical scientific intervention.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks evidence of racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ diversity within the cast.
Neurodivergence is used as a plot device without clear evidence of character's ability to drive the story.
The story lacks multi-layered complexity or engagement with social hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

A geneticist who fears that her son may be becoming a serial killer creates a group of clones in an attempt to cure him of his psychopathic tendencies by allowing him to relive the murder of his first victim.

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