History, Drama, Thriller  •  2019  •  132 min

An Officer and a Spy (2019)

An Officer and a Spy poster

An Officer and a Spy (2019)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Judaism: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.0

Overview

In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.


Starring Cast

Jean Dujardin  •   Louis Garrel  •   Pierre Poirot

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by critiquing systemic antisemitism and institutional corruption within the state, championing the pursuit of truth and justice against powerful establishments.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

This historical drama features traditional casting consistent with its late 19th-century French setting. However, its narrative strongly critiques systemic antisemitism and the actions of powerful figures within the military establishment, highlighting a significant theme of injustice against a minority group.

Secondary

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: Medium

The film implicitly critiques the hypocrisy and moral failings of the dominant societal and military institutions, which are culturally Christian, in their persecution of Dreyfus. These institutions are depicted as corrupt, unjust, and driven by prejudice, failing to uphold ethical principles.

Judaism: Positive
Confidence: Medium

The film portrays Judaism and its adherents with profound sympathy, depicting Captain Dreyfus as a victim of virulent anti-Semitism and institutional injustice. The narrative unequivocally condemns the prejudice and false accusations leveled against him due to his Jewish faith.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "An Officer and a Spy" is a historical drama centered on the Dreyfus affair, a political scandal involving antisemitism and injustice within the French military. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "An Officer and a Spy" focuses on the historical Dreyfus affair in late 19th-century France. Its narrative is entirely centered on political intrigue, military justice, and anti-Semitism, with no presence of transsexual characters or related themes.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a historical drama based on the real-life Dreyfus affair. All significant characters, being historical figures, are portrayed with the same gender as their documented real-world counterparts, with no instances of gender alteration.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

This historical drama depicts real figures from the Dreyfus affair, all of whom were historically white. The film's casting accurately reflects the documented races of these historical individuals, with no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as another.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.8
Metacritic logo
6.0

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