7.0
Viewer Rating
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Drama • 2006 • 15 min
Father (2006)
Father (2006)
Overview
Father (2006) is a short drama about a Kurdish father and son fleeing Iraq in search of safety and family. The film centers on the emotional and physical toll of displacement, framed through the father’s sacrifice for his son’s future. Its progressive tilt comes from highlighting refugee struggles and the human cost of migration, all while emphasizing traditional family values to ground its emotional core. The film balances political compassion with a focus on familial duty, making it a quietly impactful portrayal of diaspora experiences and the universal drive to protect loved ones.
Starring Cast
Sedar Ahmad Saleh • Broa Ako Rasol • Håkon Hatlen
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Viewer Rating
7.0
Overview
Father (2006) is a short drama about a Kurdish father and son fleeing Iraq in search of safety and family. The film centers on the emotional and physical toll of displacement, framed through the father’s sacrifice for his son’s future. Its progressive tilt comes from highlighting refugee struggles and the human cost of migration, all while emphasizing traditional family values to ground its emotional core. The film balances political compassion with a focus on familial duty, making it a quietly impactful portrayal of diaspora experiences and the universal drive to protect loved ones.
Starring Cast
Sedar Ahmad Saleh • Broa Ako Rasol • Håkon Hatlen
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium
The film's left-leaning bias stems from its empathetic portrayal of a child refugee's arduous journey and the human cost of family separation due to migration, aligning with humanitarian and social justice narratives.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
The movie features a diverse cast appropriate to its narrative, which centers on a father and son from a refugee background. The story explores themes of displacement and human struggle, reflecting experiences relevant to diverse populations, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or employing intentional DEI-driven casting choices.
Secondary
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays a single father's determined efforts to re-establish a traditional nuclear family unit, emphasizing the importance of both a mother and a father for a child's upbringing and seeking a new wife through traditional community norms.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Father' (2006) focuses on a father and son's journey and their personal dynamics. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Father, 2006' centers on a father and son's arduous journey from Kurdistan to Norway, driven by the father's search for his estranged wife and the son's quest for his mother. The narrative explores themes of family, displacement, and cultural identity. There are no identifiable transgender characters or themes present within the film's plot or character development.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an original short film featuring characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or established canon from which characters' genders could have been altered.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Father" (2006) is an original short film. Its characters were created specifically for this production and do not have pre-established racial identities from prior source material, making a race swap impossible.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
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User Ratings
7.6
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