Progressive
6.9
Tuesday
(2024)
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: Not Rated
Bellyache (2026)
Bellyache (2026)
Overview
In the supernatural drama Bellyache, grieving witch Dede retreats to a remote cabin to give birth, recording her experiences in a journal for her unborn child. Van Ditthavong directs Marianne Rendón as Dede, with Ben Michael Brown as Jamie and Michelle Jones as Samantha.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
In the supernatural drama Bellyache, grieving witch Dede retreats to a remote cabin to give birth, recording her experiences in a journal for her unborn child. Van Ditthavong directs Marianne Rendón as Dede, with Ben Michael Brown as Jamie and Michelle Jones as Samantha.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's core conflict revolves around personal grief and the anticipation of childbirth in a supernatural setting, presenting themes of emotional healing without engaging political ideologies. This apolitical focus on individual experience determines the neutral rating.
Visible diversity appears through the Latina lead actress and Laotian director, while the narrative examines grief and supernatural maternal challenges without critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The narrative centers on a solitary pregnant witch confronting grief and preparing for motherhood in isolation, portraying single parenthood as an empowering path to renewal and breaking intergenerational patterns without reference to traditional marital or extended family bonds.
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in the film.
The film contains no transgender characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a grieving witch's solitary journey through pregnancy and loss, without addressing transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Bellyache presents an original story of a grieving witch without adaptations, biopics, or legacy characters, so no gender swaps occur.
Bellyache presents an original narrative centered on a grieving witch, with no source material or historical basis establishing prior racial depictions for its characters, precluding any race swaps.
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