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The Innocent (1985)

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The Innocent (1985)

Overview

A young Yorkshire boy struggles to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way – and that is only the half of it. The boy, Tim, also acts as a go-between for his friend Carns, who is having an affair with a married woman. Eventually, things start to sort themselves out, and Tim sees life getting more interesting when he and his friend Win slowly get a relationship going.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Not Rated
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
5.4

Overview

A young Yorkshire boy struggles to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way – and that is only the half of it. The boy, Tim, also acts as a go-between for his friend Carns, who is having an affair with a married woman. Eventually, things start to sort themselves out, and Tim sees life getting more interesting when he and his friend Win slowly get a relationship going.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film is rated as Left-Leaning due to its dominant themes aligning with progressive values, specifically an implicit critique of colonial occupation and the human cost of political conflict, presented through a tragic narrative of individual suffering rather than explicit political advocacy.

Based on the available cast information, the film appears to feature traditional casting. However, due to a lack of details regarding the movie's narrative and thematic content, a comprehensive evaluation of its diversity, equity, and inclusion characteristics cannot be fully determined.

Secondary

The film depicts a Christian vicarage as a setting for repression and hypocrisy, contrasting outward piety with underlying moral complexities. The narrative critically examines the impact of this specific religious environment on the young protagonist's loss of innocence.

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

There is not enough information available to assess the film's portrayal of transsexual characters or themes. No plot details or character descriptions were provided to determine the presence or nature of any such depictions, leading to an N/A rating for portrayal.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.3
The Movie Database logo
5.5

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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