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

Its director stated on the record that "the film is an artistic point of view of that political issue, The politicians want to see it as black and white, good and evil, and art wants to see it as a h…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "it allows you to show how complex characters can be, how complex life can be, how complex the subject can be, It allows you to see the complexity of things" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 6 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Middle Eastern and mixed-heritage and below it for White and Black 4.

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    Creator statementdirector: "The film is an artistic point of view of that political issue. The politicians want to see it as black and white, good and evil, and art wants to see it as a human thing."Bidoun Magazine interview source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "It allows you to show how complex characters can be, how complex life can be, how complex the subject can be. It allows you to see the complexity of things."Bidoun Magazine interview source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 6 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Middle Eastern 95, mixed-heritage 89, White 2, Black 35.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
50
Young Women
0
Older Men
100
Older Women
50
Advocacy6
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
2
Black
35
Hispanic
46
Asian
40
South Asian
48
Middle Eastern
95
Indigenous
50
Mixed
89
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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196514
196704
196802
196905
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197214
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197415
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197604
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198314
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198607
198707
198803
1989110
199015
199134
199218
199307
1994210
1995110
199628
199729
1998010
1999312
2000113
2001010
200238
2003113
2004212
2005120
2006015
2007115
2008212
200927
201052
201125
201293
201358
201495
201576
201769
2018710
201947
202028
202179
202247
202365
202468
2025613
202635
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Cast & Crew

Antoine Héberlé (director) · Hany Abu-Assad (director)