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Northern Lights (1978)

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Northern Lights (1978)

Overview

The bittersweet story of young lovers caught up in a political struggle waged by farmers against the grain trade, the banks, and the railroads. Set in 1915–16 North Dakota, a largely forgotten era of American history.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
6.8

Overview

The bittersweet story of young lovers caught up in a political struggle waged by farmers against the grain trade, the banks, and the railroads. Set in 1915–16 North Dakota, a largely forgotten era of American history.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by depicting the historical struggle of farmers against corporate exploitation and championing their collective political action to establish state-owned industries and cooperative economic models.

The film features a cast that aligns with the historical demographics of its early 20th-century North Dakota setting, primarily depicting white characters without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on class struggle and economic injustice, critiquing power structures rather than traditional identities themselves.

Secondary

Based on the provided input, there is no information available to assess the portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters or themes in 'Northern Lights'. Consequently, no depiction can be identified for evaluation.

Based on available plot summaries and thematic analyses, 'Northern Lights' (1978) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film is a historical drama centered on early 20th-century farming and political organizing, thus rendering the portrayal N/A.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Northern Lights (1978) is an original historical drama, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic of specific historical figures whose gender was previously established. The main characters were created for this film, thus no gender swap occurs.

Northern Lights (1978) is an original historical drama featuring characters created for the film. It is not an adaptation of pre-existing source material with established character races, nor a biopic of specific historical figures whose race was altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.9
The Movie Database logo
6.3

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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7.2

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