7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Fantasy, Horror, Drama • 2023 • 91 min
The Vourdalak (2023)
The Vourdalak (2023)
Overview
The Marquis d’Urfé finds refuge in the home of a strange family after becoming lost in a hostile forest while working as an emissary for the King of France.
Starring Cast
Kacey Mottet Klein • Ariane Labed • Grégoire Colin
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
The Marquis d’Urfé finds refuge in the home of a strange family after becoming lost in a hostile forest while working as an emissary for the King of France.
Starring Cast
Kacey Mottet Klein • Ariane Labed • Grégoire Colin
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film explores the psychological and moral decay within a family confronting a supernatural entity, focusing on universal themes of fear, loyalty, and the monstrous. Its narrative remains centered on classic gothic horror elements rather than promoting specific political or social ideologies.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium
The film features a primarily traditional cast and its narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities. The storytelling maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays a family unit subjected to a supernatural curse, leading to the horrific disintegration of its bonds and the perversion of familial roles. The narrative focuses on the terror of a family turning on itself, rather than endorsing or critiquing specific traditional or progressive family norms.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays characters deeply rooted in Christian faith and traditions, using their beliefs and rituals to confront a supernatural evil. The narrative depicts their reliance on Christianity with respect, highlighting it as a genuine, albeit challenged, aspect of their struggle against the vourdalak.
LGBTQ: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story focuses on a family's encounter with a supernatural entity, without incorporating elements related to trans identity or experiences. No character arcs or plot points are dedicated to exploring transsexual themes.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The Vourdalak adapts Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy's novella, faithfully portraying the established genders of its central characters. The patriarch Gorcha, his daughter Sdenka, and the narrator Marquis d'Urfé all retain their original genders from the source material. No instances of gender swapping are present within the film.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 2023 film "The Vourdalak" is an adaptation of Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy's 1839 novella. The characters, originally depicted as Slavic/Eastern European in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in this adaptation. There is no evidence of any character's race being changed from their established canonical depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.4
Critic Ratings
9.6
7.6
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