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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its director stated on the record that "i am terrified of making films only for people who already agree with me; I would rather have one person who disagrees with my politics watch my film and see t…" 1. Its actor/producer stated on the record that "we think of ourselves as docents leading you to a community made up of people who've made some very difficult decisions for themselves, The biggest thing durin…" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 6 of 100 3.

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    Creator statementdirector: "I am terrified of making films only for people who already agree with me; I would rather have one person who disagrees with my politics watch my film and see themselves in it without putting up a shi…"IndieWire, 2020 source ↗
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    Creator statementactor/producer: "We think of ourselves as docents leading you to a community made up of people who've made some very difficult decisions for themselves. The biggest thing during this process was just to try to sit st…"NPR, February 2021 source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 6 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Women
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
12
Young Women
67
Older Men
34
Older Women
89
Advocacy6
Entertainment

Audience Representation

LGBTQ+
0

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

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Cast & Crew

Kaili Corcoran (director) · Chloé Zhao (director) · Mary Kerrigan (director) · Joshua James Richards (director)