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AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things
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6.1/10
Good
2011
TV-14Director
Edgar Honetschläger
Runtime
100 minutes
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AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things is a speculative science fiction film that challenges Western dominance in science and technology. By highlighting Japanese and Brazilian scientific legacies, it offers a globalized perspective on intellectual progress. The film's strength lies in its thematic depth, using the Fukushima tragedy to critique industrialism and systemic vulnerabilities. However, it falls short in explicitly representing LGBTQ+ identities and disabilities, relying instead on experimental storytelling techniques.
Category Breakdown
Does AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film doesn't include explicit LGBTQ+ characters, but its non-linear structure avoids typical romantic clichés, allowing for fluid identity exploration.
How does AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things portray gender?
While male characters drive the plot, the film challenges traditional masculinity by emphasizing emotional states and existential vulnerability.
How racially and ethnically diverse is AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things?
The story centers around Japanese and Brazilian identities, disrupting Western-centric scientific narratives with a diverse cast that reflects a globalized worldview.
How does AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things represent religion and culture?
The film critiques industrial modernity through the lens of the Fukushima disaster, focusing on subjective experiences and systemic failures rather than Western moral frameworks.
Does AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things include disability representation?
There is no explicit depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the narrative or among the cast.
Present on Screen
- Challenges Western-centric scientific narratives with a globalized perspective.
- Critiques industrial modernity and systemic vulnerabilities through the Fukushima disaster.
- Emphasizes emotional and dream-like storytelling to challenge traditional masculinity.
Limited or Absent
- Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities and non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
- Does not depict physical or neurodivergent disabilities among the cast.
Official Synopsis
When looking for alternative energy sources, the Japanese scientist Sekai tragically dies. Twenty years later the Brazilian mathematician Euclides continues his research. The lack of an essential component won't allow a breakthrough. Only AUN, Sekai's son, seems to hold the key to protect mankind from self-destruction. In the aftermath of the nuclear tragedy in Fukushima the film appears like a prophecy. AUN's dream-like images, complemented by music from Christian Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakamoto, lead into a fantastic and exciting world, full of brightness and darkness of life.
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