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San Antonio

Name: San Antonio
Director: Frédéric Auburtin
Released: 2004
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

2.3/10

Limited

2004

Director

Frédéric Auburtin

Runtime

95 minutes

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San Antonio functions as a standard early-2000s action-comedy that prioritizes established genre conventions over social diversity. The narrative is built around male rivalry and professional hierarchies, leaving little room for diverse perspectives. The film's world is rooted in Eurocentric institutional structures. While it includes international elements like an Italian character and British settings, these serve the plot's movement rather than broadening its cultural scope. Ultimately, the work adheres to traditional cinematic conventions. It reinforces existing social hierarchies and straight-centered clichés, offering a narrow view of representation that favors conventional masculine heroism.

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Category Breakdown

Does San Antonio have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film relies on conventional romantic clichés and centers on heterosexual relationships. There are no visible LGBTQ+ identities or characters.

How does San Antonio portray gender?

Limited

The story follows a male-centric hero driven by male protagonists. Women appear primarily as catalysts for male actions or objects of pursuit rather than as independent agents.

How racially and ethnically diverse is San Antonio?

Limited

The narrative focuses on Eurocentric institutions within French and British settings. An Italian character adds minor ethnic variety, but the film does not challenge Western-centric homogeneity.

How does San Antonio represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot emphasizes traditional Western institutions like the French Republic and diplomatic hierarchies. It focuses on state stability and institutional continuity without challenging cultural norms.

Does San Antonio include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The narrative does not use disability as a central theme or plot device.

Present on Screen

The inclusion of an Italian character provides a minor layer of ethnic variety within a Eurocentric setting.

Limited or Absent

The film relies heavily on masculine-centric clichés and male-driven professional rivalries.
Female characters function primarily as plot catalysts or objects of pursuit rather than independent agents.
The narrative lacks LGBTQ+ representation and fails to challenge Western-centric homogeneity.
There is a complete absence of characters representing disability or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.

Official Synopsis

While a terrorist epidemy strikes the world leaders, the commissaire San-Antonio and his partner, the lieutenant Bérurier, have to escort the French ambassador in a British hotel. But after a negligence of Bérurier (one more little sex affair...), San-Antonio witnessed, helpless, to the ambassador's abduction, organized by a gorgeous Italian girl. Back to Paris, San-Antonio is dismissed by the police chief, Achille Hachille. A real godsend for Bérurier, who get promoted... But soon, the situation degenerates, when the president of the Republic mysteriously disappears. Immediate reaction from Police Minister : San-Antonio is the only one who can save the day. He has 48 hours and a secret squad to find the president. At the Elysée, San-Antonio finds Bérurier, the official investigator. But now, it's every man for himself : who will be the first to find the President ?

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