Bab El Oued City (1994)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Strong Left

Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.3

Overview

Bab El-Oued, a popular district of Algiers, in 1989, a few months after the riots. Boualem works at night in a bakery and steals the loudspeaker that was installed on his roof and was broadcasting the Imam's word... ther...

Starring Cast

Nadia Kaci • Mohamed Ourdache • Hassan Abidou

Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left

Diversity: High

Overview

Starring Cast

Nadia Kaci • Mohamed Ourdache • Hassan Abidou

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Left

Primary

Political: Strong LeftConfidence: High

The film explicitly critiques the oppressive nature of religious fundamentalism and champions individual freedom and secular values by portraying the devastating impact of extremism on a community, aligning its central thesis with progressive ideology.

Diversity: HighConfidence: High

This Algerian film naturally features a cast reflecting its cultural context, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally Western roles. However, its narrative strongly critiques oppressive traditional male authority figures and the imposition of rigid religious norms, advocating for individual freedoms and implicitly for a more inclusive society.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'Bab El Oued City' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is entirely centered on the socio-political climate of Algiers in the early 1990s, particularly the conflict between secularism and religious fundamentalism, thus rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal as N/A.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Bab El Oued City is an original film from 1994, not an adaptation or reboot. Its characters were created for this specific production, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Bab El Oued City is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic. Therefore, its characters do not have pre-established racial identities from prior canon or history that could be altered.