Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for older men 1

Baraka's audience scores lean most toward older men at 100 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Middle Eastern and below it for White and Hispanic 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Audience scoreolder men 100 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Middle Eastern 100, White 3, Hispanic 23.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Verified June 25, 2026Scores accuracy-checked against current data.Think a score is wrong? Submit a correction.
Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men100
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
37
Young Women
0
Older Men
100
Older Women
63
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Audience Representation

White
3
Black
44
Hispanic
23
Asian
46
South Asian
48
Middle Eastern
100
Indigenous
50
Mixed
40
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

Faithfulness not applicable

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Advocacy

Advocacy0
Entertainment

Where to Watch (US)

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Synopsis

In the months before the war in Iraq , Abdel and Umayr , two brothers who are very close, will be forced to separate from each other. Months later , with the war in full swing, they will meet again , but neither of them is the same.

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Cast & Crew

Néstor Ruiz Medina (director)