Comedy  •  2020  •  92 min

The Kangaroo Chronicles (2020)

The Kangaroo Chronicles poster

The Kangaroo Chronicles (2020)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
5.5

Overview

A communist kangaroo moves in with an artist in Berlin.


Starring Cast

Marc-Uwe Kling  •   Dimitrij Schaad  •   Rosalie Thomass

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology through its protagonist, a communist kangaroo, who actively critiques and challenges capitalist systems, consumerism, and gentrification, advocating for collective action and social change.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The movie primarily features a traditional cast with no explicit DEI-driven recasting. However, its narrative strongly critiques a wealthy, powerful white male antagonist, positioning him as the central villain and thereby challenging traditional power structures within its storyline.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Based on the provided information, 'The Kangaroo Chronicles' does not present identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, an evaluation of its portrayal of queer identity is not applicable, resulting in a net impact of N/A.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'The Kangaroo Chronicles' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its plot or character arcs. Consequently, there is no direct portrayal of transsexual identity to evaluate, resulting in an N/A rating.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film adapts the book series, retaining the established genders of all major characters, including Marc-Uwe Kling and the Kangaroo. No canonical characters had their gender changed for the screen adaptation.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "The Kangaroo Chronicles" is an adaptation of a German book series. The main human character, Marc-Uwe Kling, is portrayed by an actor whose race aligns with the character's established depiction in the source material. The other primary character is a kangaroo, which does not fall under the definition of a human race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.3
The Movie Database logo
5.7

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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