6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Bab El Oued City (1994)
Bab El Oued City (1994)
Overview
Bab El-Oued, a popular district of Algiers, in 1989, a few months after the riots. Boualem works at night in a bakery and steals the loudspeaker that was installed on his roof and was broadcasting the Imam's word... therefore preventing him from sleeping. This blunder is taken as a pretext by the Islamists to put the district under their control...
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Islam: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.3
Overview
Bab El-Oued, a popular district of Algiers, in 1989, a few months after the riots. Boualem works at night in a bakery and steals the loudspeaker that was installed on his roof and was broadcasting the Imam's word... therefore preventing him from sleeping. This blunder is taken as a pretext by the Islamists to put the district under their control...
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film explicitly critiques the oppressive nature of religious fundamentalism and champions individual freedom and secular values by portraying the devastating impact of extremism on a community, aligning its central thesis with progressive ideology.
This Algerian film naturally features a cast reflecting its cultural context, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally Western roles. However, its narrative strongly critiques oppressive traditional male authority figures and the imposition of rigid religious norms, advocating for individual freedoms and implicitly for a more inclusive society.
Secondary
The film portrays the rise of Islamic fundamentalism as an oppressive force that restricts personal freedoms, imposes strict social control, and creates an atmosphere of fear and violence. The narrative highlights the destructive impact of this extremism on the community, without offering significant counterbalancing positive portrayals of the religion within this context.
The film 'Bab El Oued City' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is entirely centered on the socio-political climate of Algiers in the early 1990s, particularly the conflict between secularism and religious fundamentalism, thus rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal as N/A.
The film 'Bab El Oued City' focuses on the social and political climate of Algiers in the early 1990s, exploring themes of fundamentalism and individual freedom. The narrative does not include any transsexual characters or related themes, resulting in no depiction.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Bab El Oued City is an original film from 1994, not an adaptation or reboot. Its characters were created for this specific production, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped.
Bab El Oued City is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic. Therefore, its characters do not have pre-established racial identities from prior canon or history that could be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.0
Critic Ratings
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