6.6
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Polycarp (2015)
Polycarp (2015)
Overview
Anna, a young slave girl, is rescued and adopted by Christians in 2ND Century Smyrna, and befriended by their aged bishop, Polycarp. As Anna is taught by Polycarp and her new family, she struggles to reconcile her beliefs with those of the Christians. When the Roman proconsul demands that all citizens worship Caesar to show their allegiance to Rome, Polycarp and the Christians must find courage to stand for their faith against the growing threat of persecution. Anna is forced to come to grips with the truth and choose whom she is willing to live, and die for.
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
Anna, a young slave girl, is rescued and adopted by Christians in 2ND Century Smyrna, and befriended by their aged bishop, Polycarp. As Anna is taught by Polycarp and her new family, she struggles to reconcile her beliefs with those of the Christians. When the Roman proconsul demands that all citizens worship Caesar to show their allegiance to Rome, Polycarp and the Christians must find courage to stand for their faith against the growing threat of persecution. Anna is forced to come to grips with the truth and choose whom she is willing to live, and die for.
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Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film explicitly promotes traditional Christian values and the importance of unwavering faith in the face of persecution, celebrating martyrdom as the ultimate expression of religious conviction against a hostile state.
The movie features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of historical roles. Its narrative, focusing on a 2nd-century Christian bishop, does not appear to critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film centers on Polycarp, an early Christian martyr, portraying him and his community with profound respect and sympathy. It highlights their unwavering faith and virtues in the face of severe persecution, affirming the dignity of their beliefs.
Polycarp, 2015, is a historical drama depicting the life of an early Christian martyr. The narrative focuses on religious themes and historical events of the 2nd century AD, and as such, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Therefore, the film has no net impact on the portrayal of LGBTQ+ individuals.
Based on the available details, there is insufficient information to evaluate the film's portrayal of transsexual characters or themes. No plot points or character arcs related to transsexual identity were provided, preventing an assessment of whether the depiction would be positive, negative, or neutral.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film 'Polycarp' is a historical drama about the life of the male Christian bishop Polycarp. There is no information to suggest that any historically established character in the film is portrayed by an actor of a different gender.
Polycarp was a historical figure from 2nd-century Asia Minor. The film's cast, including the actor portraying Polycarp, appears to be consistent with the historical racial context, showing no clear instance of a character established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
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7.1
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