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St George's Day

Name: St George's Day
Director: Frank Harper
Released: 2012
Duration: 109 min

Representation Score

2.2/10

Limited

2012

Director

Frank Harper

Runtime

109 minutes

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St George's Day is a conventional crime thriller that prioritizes traditional genre clichés over diverse perspectives. The narrative structure is built around masculine-driven plot elements and established criminal archetypes. The film lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and disability, focusing instead on a narrow view of the criminal underworld. While the international scope provides some ethnic variety, the core story remains centered on specific male lineages.

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Category Breakdown

Does St George's Day have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on a male-centric criminal underworld and does not include any non-straight or non-cisgender identities. It also does not critique the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does St George's Day portray gender?

Limited

The plot centers on male-driven power dynamics and reinforces traditional masculine leadership roles through high-stakes pursuits like heists and drug shipments.

How racially and ethnically diverse is St George's Day?

Fair

The international setting involving the Russian Mafia suggests multi-ethnic interaction. However, the central narrative focus remains on specific familial and criminal lineages.

How does St George's Day represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story operates within established crime genre norms and does not prioritize secularism or offer critiques of Western institutions or capitalist structures.

Does St George's Day include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

The international setting across London, Amsterdam, and Berlin implies a degree of multi-ethnic interaction through various crime syndicates.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks women's ability to drive the story, as the plot revolves almost entirely around male-dominated power dynamics and hierarchies.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight and non-cisgender gender narratives.
The story provides no visible or invisible disability representation within its character archetypes.

Official Synopsis

Infamous London gangster cousins, Micky Mannock and Ray Collishaw, are at the top of the food chain, when their world is turned upside down as they lose a shipment of the Russian Mafia's cocaine in rough seas. Set in London, Amsterdam and Berlin, the story races across Europe at breakneck speed as Micky and Ray attempt to stay one step ahead of the Police. Can they pull off a daring diamond heist in time to put things right and retire to a "legitimate" way of life.

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