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Passion According to Matthew

Name: Passion According to Matthew
Director: Lordan Zafranović
Released: 1975
Duration: 91 min

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

1975

Director

Lordan Zafranović

Runtime

91 minutes

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Passion According to Matthew is a gritty, realistic portrayal of life within a Yugoslav shipyard community. It successfully dismantles the idea of a cohesive working-class family, substituting it with a tense, tragic reality. However, the film's scope is limited by its traditional focus on heterosexual relationships and its specific regional setting. While it offers a deep cultural critique, it lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and does not address disability or broader racial diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Passion According to Matthew have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film doesn't include explicit LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships. It focuses on the heterosexual relationships of the main characters.

How does Passion According to Matthew portray gender?

Fair

Female empowerment is shown through characters like Mara and Orom, highlighting sexual and emotional freedom. The film subtly challenges traditional gender roles by depicting the breakdown of the domestic sphere.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Passion According to Matthew?

Fair

The story centers on a Mediterranean and Balkan cultural context, emphasizing regional identity and social class rather than modern racial diversity.

How does Passion According to Matthew represent religion and culture?

Good

The film provides a critical look at idealized family and state structures. It uses realism to challenge traditional roles through themes of alcoholism and unfulfilled desires.

Does Passion According to Matthew include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no visible or hidden disabilities that affect the character arcs or the plot.

Present on Screen

Provides a strong critique of idealized social and family structures through gritty realism.
Explores female empowerment and emotional autonomy within a changing domestic environment.
Engages deeply with regional identity and the socio-political pressures of the shipyard community.

Limited or Absent

Does not include explicit LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight relationships.
Focuses narrowly on regional identity rather than broader racial diversity.
Lacks disability representation within the character arcs.

Official Synopsis

Split shipyard worker's Mate, lives with his elderly mother and wife Mara, and trying to prove himself as a boxer. At the same time, his younger brother Luka drunk sex and fantasize about trip in Germany, embarks on a passionate love relationship with a young girl Orom, which was a bit sexually satisfied only him, his step father who thought he was father. The tense atmosphere seasoned with sea waves,can only bring tragedy.

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