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Documentary  •  2014  •  81 min

Spartacus & Cassandra (2014)

Spartacus & Cassandra poster

Spartacus & Cassandra (2014)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Viewer Rating
6.9

Overview

This 2014 French documentary follows Spartacus and Cassandra, two Roma children living in a Parisian squat with a father in crisis and a mother who cannot hold the family together. A social worker steps in, and the film tracks what happens when institutional care replaces a broken home. The Progressive label fits on several counts. The film centers a historically excluded ethnic minority, frames social intervention as a lifeline rather than an intrusion, and treats a non-traditional care arrangement as the path toward stability. There is no political speechifying, but the sympathies are clear. Documentaries structured around marginalized children and compassionate state actors tend to land here, and this one is no exception.

Starring Cast

Cassandra Dumitru  •   Spartacus Ursu  •   Camille Brisson

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's dominant themes of childhood poverty, displacement, and the challenges faced by marginalized Roma children, coupled with its implicit advocacy for compassionate social intervention, align with progressive values.

Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium

The movie documents the lives of two Roma children, Spartacus and Cassandra, navigating their existence in a Parisian squat. Its narrative is deeply centered on the experiences and struggles of a marginalized ethnic minority, highlighting themes of social exclusion and the search for belonging.

Secondary

Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: Medium

The film portrays a fractured family unit where the biological mother leaves her children in the care of a social worker, highlighting the breakdown of traditional parental roles and the formation of alternative care structures. It focuses on the children's adaptation to this non-traditional family arrangement.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The documentary 'Spartacus & Cassandra' does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the lives of two Roma children, Spartacus and Cassandra, and their struggles for stability and belonging in Paris, exploring themes of family, displacement, and social integration.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Spartacus & Cassandra" is a documentary focusing on the lives of two Roma children and their family's struggles for stability in Paris. The narrative does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. The story centers on themes of childhood, family, poverty, and cultural identity within a marginalized community.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a documentary about two real children named Spartacus and Cassandra. It does not adapt pre-existing characters or historical figures, so there is no instance of a character's established gender being changed.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a documentary featuring real individuals named Spartacus Ursu and Cassandra Dumitru, who are Roma. These are not adaptations of pre-existing fictional characters or historical figures with established racial identities, but rather the subjects themselves. Thus, no race swap occurs.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.2
The Movie Database logo
6.6

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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