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You Are My Problem

Name: You Are My Problem
Director: Álvaro Curiel
Released: 2021
Duration: 111 min

Representation Score

4.0/10

Fair

2021

Director

Álvaro Curiel

Runtime

111 minutes

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The film functions as a character-driven domestic drama focused on interpersonal relationships. Its strength lies in highlighting a female professional's authority and examining non-traditional family structures, such as the absence of a father. However, the narrative stays within conventional coming-of-age clichés. It lacks the layered complexity or systemic critiques needed to challenge established social hierarchies, focusing instead on personal growth and psychological development. Overall, the representation aligns with typical standards for its genre and regional context, offering a relatable family story without significant social or cultural disruption.

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Category Breakdown

Does You Are My Problem have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships. The story revolves around a traditional nuclear family and the strained relationships between a mother, son, and missing father.

How does You Are My Problem portray gender?

Fair

Luisa, a professional psychologist, serves as a strong female lead with significant influence. Her career aspirations drive the plot, challenging traditional gender roles by balancing professional success with family issues.

How racially and ethnically diverse is You Are My Problem?

Fair

As a Spanish-language production featuring a Latin American cast, the film offers a break from Anglo-centric norms. However, it does not specifically address the subversion of racial stereotypes.

How does You Are My Problem represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative emphasizes individual psychological struggles and adolescent rebellion over broader cultural critiques. It focuses on personal familial dysfunction rather than engaging with larger institutional or cultural frameworks.

Does You Are My Problem include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters dealing with physical or neurodivergent disabilities. Although the mother is a psychologist, the film does not use this to give ability to act to characters with disabilities.

Present on Screen

Highlights a female protagonist with professional authority and influence.
Examines non-traditional family dynamics through the lens of an absent father.
Offers a departure from Anglo-centric storytelling with its Latin American cast.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer subtext.
Does not engage with systemic or institutional critiques of culture.
Provides no visible representation of characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Sebastian, a sharp and clever teenager is once again expelled from school, just when his mother Luisa, a reputed psychologist, is about to take a very important step in her career. As a ticking time bomb that just explode, Sebastián runs away from home thinking that his father, whom he hasn't seen in years, will grant him the solutions to all his problems.

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