4.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Wax-Scented Women (1996)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.1
Overview
The movie is about the troubles of a group of people living in the same neighborhood. Ihsan has turned in upon himself by the death of his lover and he is waiting for the day when he will die in the mansion where he lives. Fatma sometimes goes to help Ihsan, and she can’t stand against her husband who abuses her daughter. Gulizar lives in the same neighborhood, and she has also become obsessed with her virginity. Gül is also accidentally pregnant and cheated on by her husband. She is also preoccupied with her own problems. The story of these five people struggling with their own problems will intersect around a murder case.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Islam: Negative
Overview
The movie is about the troubles of a group of people living in the same neighborhood. Ihsan has turned in upon himself by the death of his lover and he is waiting for the day when he will die in the mansion where he lives. Fatma sometimes goes to help Ihsan, and she can’t stand against her husband who abuses her daughter. Gulizar lives in the same neighborhood, and she has also become obsessed with her virginity. Gül is also accidentally pregnant and cheated on by her husband. She is also preoccupied with her own problems. The story of these five people struggling with their own problems will intersect around a murder case.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a critique of patriarchal structures and advocates for women's liberation and self-determination, aligning with core progressive ideologies.
The movie 'Mum Kokulu Kadinlar' features casting that is traditional for its Turkish cultural context, focusing on Turkish actors portraying Turkish characters without explicit DEI-driven recasting. Its narrative explores the lives and experiences of women but does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes, instead maintaining a neutral to positive framing of traditional societal elements.
Secondary
The film depicts a young woman's struggle against the oppressive and restrictive nature of a religiously conservative environment, highlighting how it curtails her freedom and individuality. The narrative critiques the institutions and adherents who enforce these strictures, presenting them as fundamentally limiting and detrimental to personal autonomy.
The film 'Mum Kokulu Kadinlar' does not appear to feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no specific portrayal to evaluate within this framework.
The film 'Wax-Scented Women' (1996) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes in its narrative. Consequently, an evaluation of its portrayal of such elements is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an original production from 1996 and does not appear to be an adaptation of pre-existing material, a reboot of an established franchise, or a biopic. Therefore, there are no characters whose gender could have been canonically, historically, or widely established prior to this film's creation.
This Turkish drama is not an adaptation of a known work with pre-established character races, nor is it a biopic or reboot. There is no indication of any character being canonically or historically established as one race and then portrayed as another.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.7
3.5
Critic Ratings
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