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Animation  •  2018  •  10 min

Coyote (2018)

Coyote poster

Coyote (2018)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

This 10-minute German animated short follows a coyote who loses his mate and pups to wolves, then struggles through grief and the pull toward revenge. The story is a fable in the classical sense: animal characters carry human emotional weight, and the central loss is a bonded pair shattered by violence. The Leans Traditional label reflects that framing. The film centers on a male protagonist whose identity and grief are defined by his family, specifically by the death of his wife. There is no political framing, no identity-politics scaffolding, and no DEI signaling. The emotional vocabulary is universal but the moral structure is old-fashioned, rooted in love, loss, and consequence.

Starring Cast

Michael Fuchs  •   Thomas Gassmann

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film explores the universal human experience of grief and the arduous journey of emotional healing through an allegorical narrative. Its focus on internal psychological struggle and personal resolution positions it as apolitical, without promoting specific ideological viewpoints.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The movie features an animated narrative with animal characters and a voice cast consisting of two white males, indicating traditional representation. The story, a fable about revenge, does not incorporate explicit critiques of traditional identities or central DEI themes.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: Low

The film portrays the profound grief of a husband after the death of his wife, implicitly valuing the deep, enduring bond of marriage as central to his life and identity. The narrative's focus on this loss leans towards a traditional appreciation for lifelong partnership.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The animated short film 'Coyote' (2018) centers on a coyote's journey of grief and revenge after his wife is killed, leading to an encounter with a young boy. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted within the film's narrative, based on available plot details and character information.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Coyote, 2018 is an animated film about an anthropomorphic coyote's quest for revenge and descent into despair. The story focuses on animal characters and themes of loss, violence, and grief. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the film's narrative or available descriptions.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Coyote" (2018) is an original animated production, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters, nor does it feature historical figures or legacy characters from a prior franchise. Therefore, no characters exist whose gender could have been canonically, historically, or widely established before this film's creation.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an original animated short featuring anthropomorphic animal characters. There are no human characters with prior established racial identities from source material or history that could be subject to a race swap.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.9
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6.3

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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