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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4

Its director stated on the record that "i liked the idea of a Black family going to Africa, which Hollywood doesn't normally do, Most films like this have white people visiting Africa, but this is a…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "we're not blaming this on the lions, What the story is trying to say is that it doesn't matter who of us treats nature badly, nature will get back at all of us" 2. Its producer stated on the record that "this idea of a Black father and Black daughters at the centre of the movie, we don't often see that in a movie like this, It's not a movie that's just for Blac…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 15 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Black and below it for White and Asian 5.

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    Creator statementdirector: "I liked the idea of a Black family going to Africa, which Hollywood doesn't normally do. Most films like this have white people visiting Africa, but this is a twist on it."The Upcoming, August 2022 source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "We're not blaming this on the lions. What the story is trying to say is that it doesn't matter who of us treats nature badly, nature will get back at all of us."The Film Pie, 2022 source ↗
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    Creator statementproducer: "This idea of a Black father and Black daughters at the centre of the movie, we don't often see that in a movie like this. It's not a movie that's just for Black fathers or Black people, it's an inclu…"Melanmag, September 2022 source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 15 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 99, White 7, Asian 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
70
Young Women
13
Older Men
87
Older Women
30
Advocacy15
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
7
Black
99
Hispanic
36
Asian
31
South Asian
40
Middle Eastern
40
Indigenous
46
Mixed
38
Other
46
LGBTQ+
0

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The average advocacy score of Thriller titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Thriller titles by release year
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196416
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196814
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197215
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197525
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198022
198102
198215
198322
198426
198504
198636
198719
198822
198918
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199417
1995112
1996211
1997111
1998111
199938
2000212
2001012
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2004014
2005020
2006124
2007125
2008117
200944
2010102
201105
201244
201436
201564
201642
201745
201844
201989
202023
2021116
202269
202387
2024916
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Cast & Crew

Philippe Rousselot (director) · Baltasar Kormákur (director)