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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 2

Its director stated on the record that "my wife said to me, 'Why don't you make a film our daughter can see for once' So we did, I loved the idea of a young person who's unable to join in, because o…" 1. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 5 of 100 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for mixed-heritage and below it for White 3.

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    Creator statementdirector: "My wife said to me, 'Why don't you make a film our daughter can see for once?' So we did! I loved the idea of a young person who's unable to join in, because of me with my asthma and that sort of thi…"CBS News, 2011 source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 5 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: mixed-heritage 75, White 25.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
100
Young Women
42
Older Men
58
Older Women
0
Advocacy5
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
25
Black
40
Hispanic
49
Asian
40
South Asian
36
Middle Eastern
46
Indigenous
50
Mixed
75
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Cast & Crew

Fraser Fennell-Ball (director) · Christopher Surgent (director)