Drama  •  1989

Xenia (1989)

Xenia poster

Xenia (1989)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Trans: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.0

Overview

A young French actor, Matthieu comes to Greece. He meets a pregnant Greek woman, Xenia, who leaves for Andalusia to give birth there. Car breakdowns, strikes and pure chance, all serve to unite them. They will make the trip together.


Starring Cast

Themis Bazaka  •   Denis Podalydès  •   Francisco Algora

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by focusing on the humanitarian crisis of refugees occupying a building, implicitly critiquing systemic failures and championing community solidarity and direct action as responses.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium

The movie features primarily traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on the individual's struggle with human trafficking, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.

Secondary

Trans: Positive
Confidence: High

The film "Xenia" (1989) centers on the life of a transsexual woman, Xenia, portrayed by a transsexual actress. It offers an empathetic and realistic look at her experiences, including her work and relationships. Despite depicting significant hardships, the narrative frames these challenges as external, affirming Xenia's dignity, complexity, and resilience.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Based on available information, no film titled 'Xenia' directed by Patrice Vivancos with identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes could be evaluated. Therefore, an assessment of its portrayal is not applicable.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Xenia" (1989) is an original French drama. It is not an adaptation of existing source material with pre-established characters, nor is it a biopic of historical figures. Therefore, no characters exist whose gender could have been swapped from a prior canonical or historical depiction.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

There is no widely established source material, historical figures, or prior adaptations for the 1989 film "Xenia" to define canonical character races. Therefore, no character could have been portrayed as a different race than previously established.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.7
The Movie Database logo
8.3

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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