3.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Donusa (1992)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.6
Overview
Donusa is a small island in the Aegean, visited by the mainline ship once a week. One winter day a young German photographer, Stefan, arrives and soon feels strangely attracted to a local girl called Eleni. The stranger’s presence works as a catalyst shedding light on Donusa’s conventions.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Donusa is a small island in the Aegean, visited by the mainline ship once a week. One winter day a young German photographer, Stefan, arrives and soon feels strangely attracted to a local girl called Eleni. The stranger’s presence works as a catalyst shedding light on Donusa’s conventions.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly critiques the oppressive nature of rigid traditional societal structures and their devastating impact on individual freedom and well-being, particularly for women, aligning with progressive ideology.
The movie "Donusa" features a culturally authentic Greek cast, reflecting its specific island setting. However, its narrative strongly engages with themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion by explicitly critiquing the patriarchal structures and traditional male dominance within the community, highlighting the struggles of women against these oppressive forces.
Secondary
The film portrays conservative Greek Orthodox Christianity as deeply intertwined with the oppressive, judgmental, and hypocritical social structures of the island community. It critiques how a rigid interpretation of religious morality contributes to the suppression of individual freedom, particularly for women, without offering counterbalancing positive portrayals of the faith.
Donusa does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a young woman's return to her isolated Greek island home and her heterosexual relationship, exploring themes of tradition, freedom, and personal identity within that context.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Donusa (1992) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical gender to be altered. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.
Donusa (1992) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races, nor a biopic. Therefore, its characters are original creations, precluding any race swap from prior canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
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