Ystävät, toverit (1990)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.8

Overview

Arno Jurmala is an appreciated nickel tycoon. He has an elegant wife and he owns a huge nickel factory somewhere in Northern Finland. When he is celebrating his birthday in the late 1930s, the guest list consists of sign...

Starring Cast

Mikk Mikiver • Stina Ekblad • Hannu Lauri

Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Mikk Mikiver • Stina Ekblad • Hannu Lauri

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

Political: Strong LeftConfidence: Medium

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology through its emphasis on collective struggle and solidarity, strongly indicated by the title 'Friends, Comrades' and its historical context.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The movie features traditional casting, reflecting the demographics of its Finnish setting without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative is expected to maintain a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, consistent with the director's focus on realistic portrayals of Finnish life rather than explicit DEI critiques.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'Ystävät, toverit' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no basis to evaluate its portrayal as positive, negative, or neutral, resulting in an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ representation.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

This film is an adaptation of a novel by Laila Hietamies. There is no widely available information or critical discussion indicating that any established character from the source material or historical context had their gender changed in the film adaptation.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

This Finnish historical drama, based on a novel, features characters who are canonically Finnish. There is no indication that any character established as one race in the source material or historical context is portrayed as a different race in the film.