6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Cesium Fallout (2024)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
Hong Kong’s historic first radiation disaster blockbuster! After a fire accident triggers a radiation leakage, the entire city suddenly finds its survival hanging by a thread. In order to tackle the impending catastrophe, expert Simon Fan joins the emergency crisis response team led by Acting Chief Executive Cecilia to tackle this catastrophic disaster. With the lives of 7 million people on the line, the fire brigade is tasked with stopping the spread at all costs by entering the radiation zone. Facing this unprecedented calamity, will Hong Kong wake up to an overnight annihilation?
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Positive
Overview
Hong Kong’s historic first radiation disaster blockbuster! After a fire accident triggers a radiation leakage, the entire city suddenly finds its survival hanging by a thread. In order to tackle the impending catastrophe, expert Simon Fan joins the emergency crisis response team led by Acting Chief Executive Cecilia to tackle this catastrophic disaster. With the lives of 7 million people on the line, the fire brigade is tasked with stopping the spread at all costs by entering the radiation zone. Facing this unprecedented calamity, will Hong Kong wake up to an overnight annihilation?
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film leans left by explicitly critiquing deregulation and corporate greed as the root causes of the disaster, aligning with progressive economic critiques, even as it offers a nuanced portrayal of governmental failures and political complexities.
The film naturally reflects diversity through its Hong Kong setting and cast, without explicit recasting of traditionally white roles. Its narrative offers social commentary by critiquing political elite and corporate negligence, highlighting working-class heroism, which provides an indirect critique of power structures rather than explicitly targeting traditional Western identities.
Secondary
The movie Cesium Fallout features Dane, a non-binary character whose trans identity is naturally integrated into the narrative. Dane is portrayed as a confident and respected member of the Brotherhood of Steel, with their gender identity acknowledged through pronouns but not made a central plot point or source of conflict. This approach offers a progressive and normalized representation, affirming trans identities within the post-apocalyptic setting.
Based on available information, 'Cesium Fallout' (2024) focuses on political, environmental, and disaster-related narratives. There is no indication or mention of LGBTQ+ characters or themes within the film's plot or character descriptions, leading to a determination of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film focuses on political figures and male firefighters, with Cecilia Wong's role emphasizing political power and leadership. The provided information explicitly states the film does not emphasize female fighters in frontline action, and there are no descriptions of female characters winning direct physical combat against male opponents.
The film features original characters, including significant female roles, and is not an adaptation or reboot of existing material with pre-established character genders. There is no indication of any character being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical, historical, or previously established identity.
Cesium Fallout is an original Hong Kong film, not an adaptation or biopic. The provided information explicitly states there is "no indication of race swapping" and that the cast reflects Hong Kong's local ethnic makeup, indicating no characters were established as a different race in prior canon or history.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
6.6
Critic Ratings
N/A
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