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Drama  •  2025  •  118 min

The Soundman (2025)

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The Soundman (2025)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

Historical romantic drama in 1940 Brussels, where aspiring actress Elza and sound technician Berre meet and fall in love while working on radio dramas at the Flagey station as war approaches. Directed by Frank Van Passel. Starring Femke Vanhove as Elza, Jef Hellemans as Berre, with Koen De Bouw and Peter Van den Begin.

Starring Cast

N/A

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film's depiction of emerging antisemitism and moral choices in the face of Nazi invasion underscores a left-leaning perspective, with personal connections and creativity serving as subtle forms of defiance against prejudice and aggression.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The film casts a Jewish woman as the female lead in a 1940s Belgian setting, providing authentic representation of a marginalized group facing persecution, while the ensemble remains predominantly white European. The narrative weaves in subtle themes of identity and impending war without centering explicit critiques of traditional identities.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium

Wartime threats to Jewish families underscore dilemmas of staying or fleeing, with Elza's artistic legacy from her late mother providing personal motivation amid societal rupture. Family structures appear peripherally as vulnerable to historical forces, without endorsement or critique of traditional or progressive norms.

Judaism: Positive
Confidence: Low

Jewish characters navigate personal dreams and communal dilemmas with resilience and artistry against the backdrop of impending persecution, earning narrative sympathy for their cultural and human depth.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low

The film contains no LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on a straight romantic relationship amid wartime tensions.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium

The film features no identifiable transgender characters or themes.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

The Soundman presents original fictional characters in a WWII-era romance, loosely inspired by real Belgian radio figures without altering established genders from historical accounts or prior sources.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low

The Soundman presents an original narrative set in 1940s Belgium featuring fictional characters without prior canonical depictions of race in source material, precluding any race swaps.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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