The Braid (2023)

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The Braid (2023)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
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Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Hinduism: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

India. Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of seeing her daughter escape her miserable condition and enter school. Italy. Giulia works in her father’s workshop. When he has an accident, she discovers that the family business is ruined. Canada. Sarah, a successful lawyer, is about to be promoted to the head of her firm when she learns that she is ill. Three lives, three women, three continents. Three battles to fight. Although they don’t know each other, Smita, Giulia and Sarah are unknowingly linked by their most intimate and singular bond.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Progressive

Primary

The film explicitly promotes progressive ideology by centering on social justice, female empowerment, and anti-discrimination, with a strong emphasis on intersectional feminism and global solidarity among women.

The movie "The Braid" features interwoven stories of three women from India, Italy, and Canada, highlighting diverse cultural contexts and gender-based challenges. The narrative explicitly addresses systemic injustices, including caste discrimination, traditional gender roles, and workplace inequities, fostering cross-cultural understanding and awareness of social issues.

Secondary

The film portrays Hinduism through the lens of the caste system, highlighting the severe discrimination and oppression faced by Dalit communities. The narrative focuses on the struggles of a Dalit woman, implicitly critiquing the societal and religious norms that perpetuate this hierarchy and position it as a source of injustice.

The Braid (2023) does not feature any explicit portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The film focuses on the struggles and strengths of women across different cultures, without addressing sexual orientation or gender identity as part of its core plot or character development.

Based on available information, 'The Braid' does not appear to feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. No details regarding such portrayals are present in the provided movie information or search results, leading to an N/A assessment.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film adapts a novel, and all main and supporting characters are portrayed with on-screen genders consistent with their established genders in the source material. There is no evidence of any gender swaps.

The film's casting aligns with the established or unspecified racial and ethnic backgrounds of its major characters from India, Italy, and Canada, as described in the source material. No character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.2
The Movie Database logo
7.4

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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