Drama, Thriller, Horror  •  2017  •  105 min

Cargo (2017)

Cargo poster

Cargo (2017)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Traditional

Viewer Rating
7.0

Overview

Cargo is an Australian post-apocalyptic thriller about a father racing against a 48-hour infection clock to find safety for his infant daughter. Martin Freeman anchors a survival story that pulls toward Leans Progressive mainly through its cultural framing. Indigenous Australian characters carry the moral and practical wisdom that keeps humanity intact, while settler-style individualism is quietly shown to fall short. The family bond at the center is genuinely traditional, a father's self-sacrifice for his child, which moderates the overall lean. The result is a film where progressive cultural politics and traditional family values share the same outback without much conflict between them.


Starring Cast

Simone Landers  •   Martin Freeman  •   Marlee Jane McPherson-Dobbins


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film champions indigenous wisdom, community, and environmental connection as the path to retaining humanity and survival in a post-apocalyptic world, implicitly critiquing the failures of modern, individualistic society.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The movie features visible diversity in its cast, including significant roles for Indigenous Australian actors, which aligns with the film's setting and narrative. The story primarily focuses on themes of survival and parenthood, with a white male protagonist, and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or make DEI themes central to its narrative.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: High

The film strongly emphasizes traditional family values through a father's unwavering love and self-sacrifice for his infant daughter, portraying children as precious and worth protecting at all costs. While a 'chosen family' forms out of necessity, the underlying values of care and responsibility remain traditional.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Cargo (2017) is a post-apocalyptic survival film centered on a father's desperate journey to protect his infant daughter. The narrative focuses on themes of parenthood, humanity, and survival in a zombie-infested world. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its storyline.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Cargo (2017)' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The narrative centers on a father's desperate attempt to find a safe haven for his infant daughter in a post-apocalyptic world, with no elements pertaining to transgender experiences or character arcs.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Cargo" (2017) is an adaptation and expansion of an original 2013 short film by the same directors. The main characters' genders remain consistent with their portrayal in the original short film, and there are no pre-existing canonical characters from other source material whose genders were altered for this adaptation.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an adaptation of a short film by the same creators. Characters were either original to this production or maintained their established race from the short. No character was previously established as one race and then portrayed as a different race in this adaptation.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.3
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

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8.8
Metacritic logo
6.5

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