Drama  •  2011  •  155 min

The Turin Horse (2011)

The Turin Horse poster

The Turin Horse (2011)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
8.0

Overview

A look at the monotonous daily struggle of a father and daughter in a windswept, desolate landscape. Over six days, their routine of eating boiled potatoes and tending a failing horse crumbles, symbolizing a slow descent into darkness, emptiness, and the end of existence.


Starring Cast

János Derzsi  •   Erika Bók  •   Mihály Kormos


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central thesis is an apolitical, philosophical meditation on the bleakness of existence and the inevitability of decay, rather than a critique or endorsement of any specific political ideology or social structure. It presents an existential problem without offering a political solution.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The film features traditional casting consistent with its Hungarian setting and narrative, without any intentional race or gender swaps. Its allegorical narrative focuses on universal themes of human suffering and existence, rather than engaging with or critiquing traditional identities or promoting specific diversity, equity, and inclusion themes.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: High

The film portrays a father-daughter relationship characterized by the daughter's unwavering duty and care for her ailing father, and distinct, unquestioned gender roles in their isolated household. This depiction of filial piety and traditional roles, without critique or alternative, leans traditional.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

The film depicts a world experiencing divine judgment and abandonment, as articulated by a character's monologue about God's decision to end a failed humanity. The narrative reinforces this bleak theological perspective, showing no hope or redemption within a Christian framework.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film depicts the stark, repetitive existence of a father and daughter in a desolate landscape, focusing on themes of decline, endurance, and the end of the world. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, as its focus remains entirely on the protagonists' struggle for survival and their existential condition.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the bleak, repetitive existence of a father, daughter, and their horse, exploring themes of decline and endurance without touching upon gender identity. There are no plot points or character arcs related to transsexuality.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features original characters created for its narrative, including a farmer and his daughter. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical figures whose established gender is altered in their portrayal within the movie.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The Turin Horse is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation establishing the race of its characters that could be subject to a race swap.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.7
The Movie Database logo
7.6

Critic Ratings

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8.7
Metacritic logo
8.0

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