Documentary  •  2025  •  78 min

Khartoum (2025)

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Khartoum (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

Forced to leave Sudan for East Africa following the outbreak of war, five citizens of Khartoum — a civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance committee volunteer, and two young bottle collectors — reenact their stories of survival and freedom through dreams, revolution, and civil war.


Starring Cast

N/A

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film's central thesis strongly critiques military authoritarianism and champions human rights, pro-democracy values, and humanitarian concerns, aligning with dominant progressive themes in the US political discourse.

Diversity: High
Confidence: High

The documentary *Khartoum* exhibits a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by intentionally centering the experiences of diverse Sudanese individuals across multiple ethnicities, genders, generations, and social classes. Its collaborative filmmaking approach empowers subjects, and the narrative amplifies marginalized voices, critiques societal imbalances, and highlights themes of civil rights and resilience in a male-dominated conflict.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Khartoum (2025) does not depict or thematically explore LGBTQ+ characters or issues. Its narrative is exclusively focused on the socio-political realities of civil conflict, war, and displacement in Sudan, highlighting the resilience of its residents.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Khartoum (2025) is a documentary centered on the civil war in Sudan and the experiences of five Sudanese citizens. Based on available information, the film does not feature any transsexual characters or explore themes related to gender identity or transformation. Its narrative focuses on survival, displacement, and resilience amidst conflict, without addressing transsexual identity.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a documentary featuring real individuals playing themselves. All characters' on-screen genders align with their real-life identities, and there is no adaptation of pre-existing characters from other sources where gender might have been altered.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a documentary featuring the actual Sudanese individuals whose real-life experiences are depicted. The cast members portray themselves, ensuring their on-screen race and identity are authentic to their lived experiences, thus precluding any race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.6
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.4
Metacritic logo
N/A

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