6.0
Viewer Rating
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Smoke of the Fatherland (1980)
Smoke of the Fatherland (1980)
Overview
The Great Russian scientist, famous politician and poet M.Lomonosov is severely ill. Understanding that there is not much time left for him to live, he decides to visit his beloved small native town. Taking a coach, he heads for the motherland of his ancestors. A shaky road raises thoughts and reminiscences about his days of youth, about the time when he was young and unknown, how he made first steps on his long way of the truth comprehension. He recollects early death and funeral of his mother, the repeated, and not very successful marriage of his father, hatred of stepmother, care of godfather, who gave him the books of Peter the Great, wandering monk, who taught him the fundamentals of science, Latin, and, of course, his first love.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.0
Overview
The Great Russian scientist, famous politician and poet M.Lomonosov is severely ill. Understanding that there is not much time left for him to live, he decides to visit his beloved small native town. Taking a coach, he heads for the motherland of his ancestors. A shaky road raises thoughts and reminiscences about his days of youth, about the time when he was young and unknown, how he made first steps on his long way of the truth comprehension. He recollects early death and funeral of his mother, the repeated, and not very successful marriage of his father, hatred of stepmother, care of godfather, who gave him the books of Peter the Great, wandering monk, who taught him the fundamentals of science, Latin, and, of course, his first love.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around defending the homeland from invasion, and its solution champions national unity and patriotic sacrifice, aligning its dominant themes with conservative values of national pride and duty.
This Soviet-era historical drama, based on classic Russian literature, features traditional casting appropriate for its historical and cultural setting. The narrative focuses on its original literary themes without incorporating modern DEI critiques of traditional identities or explicit DEI-driven storytelling.
Secondary
The film portrays the Russian Orthodox Church, through its conservative figures, as an institutional obstacle to scientific progress and enlightenment. The narrative aligns with Mikhail Lomonosov's struggle for rationalism and education, implicitly critiquing the church's resistance to new ideas and its role in hindering societal advancement.
The film 'Dym otechestva' does not appear to feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, its portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is rated as N/A due to the absence of any depiction.
The film "Smoke of the Fatherland" is a 1980 Soviet historical drama focusing on the Decembrist uprising. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, nor is there any depiction of transgender identity or related issues. Therefore, the film's net impact on this specific aspect is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1980 Soviet historical drama "Dym otechestva," based on a 19th-century Russian novel, adheres to the established genders of its characters. There is no evidence of any canonically or historically established character being portrayed as a different gender.
This Soviet historical drama, based on a Russian novel and set in 19th-century Russia, features characters who are canonically and historically white. The cast consists of Russian actors portraying these characters, with no indication of any race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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