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Missing Peace

Name: Missing Peace
Director: Victoria Bruce, Karin Hayes
Released: 2003
Duration: 76 min

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Representation Score

6.4/10

Good

2003

Director

Victoria Bruce, Karin Hayes

Runtime

76 minutes

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Missing Peace disrupts traditional political narratives by centering a female protagonist in a high-stakes, violent geopolitical landscape. By focusing on the internal struggles of a Global South nation, the film avoids a Western-centric perspective and offers a sophisticated critique of institutional corruption. However, the film lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities and provides no information regarding disability.

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Category Breakdown

Does Missing Peace have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or narratives about non-straight relationships.

How does Missing Peace portray gender?

Good

Ingrid Betancourt is portrayed as a strong political leader who actively navigates the challenges of systemic violence. She is shown as an active participant rather than a passive victim.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Missing Peace?

Good

The documentary shifts its focus from Western perspectives to the internal complexities of Colombia. It highlights the experiences of Colombians who are not Anglo-Saxon by documenting the FARC conflict and local political life.

How does Missing Peace represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film examines a landscape of subjective morality and systemic corruption within Colombian institutions. It highlights the plight of victims in a long-standing civil war through a non-traditional lens.

Does Missing Peace include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the film.

Present on Screen

Highlights female leadership by portraying Ingrid Betancourt as a powerful political figure.
Focuses on the internal complexities of Colombia, providing significant visibility to local social and political structures.
Avoids a Western-centric viewpoint by emphasizing the unique challenges faced by Global South nations.
Provides a nuanced critique of systemic corruption and state instability.

Limited or Absent

Does not include explicit representation of LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight narratives.
Does not provide any information regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

On May 26, 2002, we watched the Colombian presidential elections from Bogotà's regal Plaza de Bolivar. We had come to Colombia to document the campaign of controversial presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt. But on Election Day, Ingrid never arrived. Instead, she spent Election Day deep in the Colombian jungle-a hostage of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and one of the thousands of victims of Colombia's 40 year-old civil war. In the film, Ingrid Betancourt tells her own life story including how she risked her life by denouncing Colombian politicians who have been linked to drug cartels. The film continues after the day she is kidnapped on February 23, 2002, and documents her family and her political party, thrown into upheaval, as they struggle to free her and to keep her presidential campaign alive.

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