Mirror for a Hero (1987)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.7

Overview

Two not quite similar men, our contemporaries, psychologist-linguist Sergey Pshenichny and former mining engineer Andrew Nemchinov, are walking in the street in their native miners town and found themselves in 1949. Its ...

Starring Cast

Sergey Koltakov • Ivan Bortnik • Boris Galkin

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Sergey Koltakov • Ivan Bortnik • Boris Galkin

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film offers a nuanced exploration of historical memory and generational understanding within a totalitarian past, focusing on individual transformation and empathy rather than promoting a specific political ideology or systemic solution, thus earning a neutral rating.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The film features traditional casting consistent with its Soviet production context, without intentional race or gender swaps for DEI purposes. Its narrative focuses on historical reflection and personal responsibility, rather than critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

Mirror for a Hero does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely focused on its two male protagonists' experiences with time travel and historical reflection in post-WWII Soviet society.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Mirror for a Hero is an original film from 1987, not an adaptation or reboot. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender could have been altered.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Mirror for a Hero is an original Soviet film from 1987, not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot. There are no pre-existing characters with established races from prior canon or history to be altered.