8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Volver (2006)
Volver (2006)
Overview
A resourcefull working-class woman living in Madrid gets her hands dirty in family secrets with the help of a teenage daughter and hairdresser sister.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
A resourcefull working-class woman living in Madrid gets her hands dirty in family secrets with the help of a teenage daughter and hairdresser sister.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores universal themes of family, grief, and resilience, with a strong emphasis on female solidarity in overcoming past trauma and male violence. Its solutions are rooted in personal strength, family bonds, and community support, making its overall message apolitical despite its focus on female empowerment.
Volver presents a powerful narrative centered on female resilience and solidarity, explicitly critiquing patriarchal structures and negative portrayals of male characters. While its casting is traditional for its Spanish cultural context without explicit racial diversity initiatives, the film's strong feminist themes contribute to its DEI characteristics.
Secondary
The film depicts Catholicism as an integral cultural and community backdrop in rural Spain, portraying its rituals and adherents with respect and nuance. While the protagonists' actions often operate outside traditional religious morality, the narrative does not critique the faith itself, instead focusing on the resilience and agency of women within this established cultural framework.
Volver does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on strong female bonds and a matriarchal community, but these relationships are not explicitly framed as queer.
The film "Volver" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on the lives of women, family secrets, and the supernatural, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Volver is an original film with characters created specifically for this story. There are no pre-existing canonical, historical, or widely established characters whose gender could have been altered for this production.
Volver is an original film by Pedro Almodóvar, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this film, thus there is no prior canonical or historical race to establish a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.5
Critic Ratings
9.1
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