Wild Tales

Name: Wild Tales
Released: 2014
Cast: Ricardo Darín, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Érica Rivas, Oscar Martínez, Rita Cortese

2014 · Movie · R

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

Its director stated on the record that "they cross the line that separates civilization from barbarism, I think audiences recognise something of themselves in my characters, even when they go to extr…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 7 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and mixed-heritage and below it for Hispanic and Black 4.

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Creator statementdirector: "They cross the line that separates civilization from barbarism. I think audiences recognise something of themselves in my characters, even when they go to extremes that no-one wants to go to in real…"NPR / BFI interviews, 2015 source ↗
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Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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Content balanceAdvocacy 7 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 99, mixed-heritage 68, Hispanic 4, Black 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Injustice and the demands of the world can cause stress for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This includes a waitress serving a grouchy loan shark, an altercation between two motorists, an ill-fated wedding reception, and a wealthy businessman who tries to buy his family out of trouble.