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De mannenmaker

Name: De mannenmaker
Director: Jamel Aattache
Released: 2024

Representation Score

8.3/10

Excellent

2024

Director

Jamel Aattache

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De Mannemaker is a character-driven romantic comedy that emphasizes women's ability to drive the story and intellectual dominance. By portraying the protagonist as someone who shapes her social interactions, the film disrupts conventional courtship rituals and traditional gender roles. The narrative successfully challenges the cliché of the male provider, instead depicting masculinity as something that can be influenced by a highly autonomous female lead. However, the film's exploration of diverse identities is limited, with no explicit information regarding racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does De mannenmaker have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on heterosexual relationships, and there is no explicit mention of LGBTQ+ identities.

How does De mannenmaker portray gender?

Excellent

Anne challenges traditional gender roles by taking control of her social interactions and shaping masculinity according to her will.

How racially and ethnically diverse is De mannenmaker?

Fair

There is insufficient information to determine the racial makeup of the cast.

How does De mannenmaker represent religion and culture?

Good

The film questions traditional Western views of lifelong partnerships and the nuclear family by presenting relationships based on transactional human connections.

Does De mannenmaker include disability representation?

Fair

The narrative does not include any characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Strong subversion of traditional gender hierarchies and romantic clichés.
High level of female control and intellectual leadership in the protagonist.
Challenges conventional Western social institutions and relationship norms.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit evidence regarding LGBTQ+ representation or identities.
Insufficient information to assess racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.
No visible representation of characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

"Man-maker" Anne doesn't do relationships, but projects: every six months, she picks up a man and grooms him into a desirable specimen. Once she's successful, she breaks up with him and starts another project. That goes well, until she starts developing feelings for her new project partner.

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