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

Made first for young men 1

Shadow of the Sword's audience scores lean most toward young men at 90 of 100, with comparable appeal to older men 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 White 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 scoreyoung men 90 of 100 is the top quadrant, with older men 79 close behind.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: White 83.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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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men90
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
90
Young Women
21
Older Men
79
Older Women
10
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Audience Representation

White
83
Black
44
Hispanic
48
Asian
44
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
40
Indigenous
50
Mixed
40
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy0
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Synopsis

Central Europe, early 16th century: two childhood friends, Martin & Georg, find themselves on rival sides of a religious war with both of them struggling to do the right thing.

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Cast & Crew

Vladimír Smutný (director) · Simon Aeby (director)