One Second (2020)

One Second poster

One Second (2020)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
8.1

Overview

A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film offers a humanistic critique of totalitarian state control and propaganda during China's Cultural Revolution, a subject broadly condemned across the political spectrum, without advocating for specific left or right ideological solutions, focusing instead on individual resilience and the preservation of personal memory.

The movie features an authentic Chinese cast appropriate for its historical setting, without engaging in explicit DEI-driven casting or recasting of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on universal human struggles during a specific historical period in China, offering no critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The film "One Second" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a man's quest to see a film reel featuring his daughter during the Cultural Revolution, with no elements related to queer identity present in the story.

The film "One Second" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a man's journey to see a film reel during China's Cultural Revolution and his encounter with a young orphan girl, without touching upon transgender identity.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

One Second is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters are new creations for this specific film, thus precluding any gender swaps from established canon.

One Second is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing characters from source material or history whose race could have been altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.1
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
10.0
Metacritic logo
7.9

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