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Hot Summer in Kabul (1983)

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Hot Summer in Kabul (1983)

Overview

A Russian doctor is invited to work at Afghanistan's top hospital during the war, and sees firsthand the carnage caused by the Islamist mujaheddin as they attempt to overthrow the socialist government.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Islam: Negative

Viewer Rating
5.5

Overview

A Russian doctor is invited to work at Afghanistan's top hospital during the war, and sees firsthand the carnage caused by the Islamist mujaheddin as they attempt to overthrow the socialist government.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film explicitly promotes the Soviet narrative of benevolent intervention in Afghanistan, justifying military action and state-led modernization against "counter-revolutionary" forces. This aligns with a clearly left ideology through its anti-capitalist undertones and emphasis on state-centric solutions.

The film naturally features a diverse cast appropriate to its setting in Kabul, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative is presumed to focus on local culture and experiences, and does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional Western identities.

Secondary

The film portrays the Islam practiced by the mujahideen as a driving force behind fanaticism, violence, and resistance to progress, aligning it with the antagonists' cruel actions and backward ideology. There is no counterbalancing positive portrayal of the faith.

No information regarding LGBTQ+ characters or themes was provided for 'Hot Summer in Kabul'. Consequently, the film's portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is rated as N/A, indicating an absence of identifiable content in this area.

Based on available plot summaries and character descriptions for 'Hot Summer in Kabul,' there are no indications of female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents. The film's narrative focuses on male characters within a war drama context, without depicting women in significant physical combat roles.

This 1983 film is an original production, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters whose genders could be altered. It introduces its own characters, therefore it does not contain gender swaps as defined.

This film is an original production from 1983, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races or a biopic of documented historical figures. Therefore, the concept of a 'race swap' as defined does not apply.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.3
The Movie Database logo
4.7

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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