6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Champions (2022)
Champions (2022)
Overview
Khaled is the assistant coach of a top Saudi Arabian football team. One day, after a stressful match, his frustration and bad attitude lands him in disciplinary court. He loses his job and is sentenced to the worst possible punishment for his ego: coaching a group of players with intellectual disabilities. Through their innocence, tenderness and plenty of good humor, they will teach Khaled the things that really matter in life.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
Khaled is the assistant coach of a top Saudi Arabian football team. One day, after a stressful match, his frustration and bad attitude lands him in disciplinary court. He loses his job and is sentenced to the worst possible punishment for his ego: coaching a group of players with intellectual disabilities. Through their innocence, tenderness and plenty of good humor, they will teach Khaled the things that really matter in life.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film focuses on apolitical themes of personal history, friendship, and reconciliation, consciously avoiding engagement with broader ideological debates. Its central conflict and resolution are entirely personal, not societal or political.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI through its intentional casting of actors with intellectual disabilities in central roles. Its narrative explicitly critiques societal prejudices and promotes inclusion, making DEI themes central to its message.
Secondary
The film 'Champions' by Manuel Calvo does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, there is no specific portrayal, positive or negative, to evaluate within its narrative.
The film "Champions" (2023) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a basketball coach and a team of players with intellectual disabilities, without incorporating any transgender-related storylines or depictions.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Champions" (2022) by Manuel Calvo is a documentary sequel following the real individuals from the 2018 film "Campeones." As a documentary, it portrays real people as they are, without altering their established gender from real life or prior portrayals.
The film "Champions" (2022) directed by Manuel Calvo does not correspond to a known narrative feature film. Therefore, no characters or instances of race swapping can be assessed or identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.0
Critic Ratings
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