When her elderly mother is found dead under sordid circumstances, Delia returns to her native Naples for the first time in years to attend the funeral. Trying to piece together her estranged parent's secret life, she'll face the hidden memories that shaped her family history.
When her elderly mother is found dead under sordid circumstances, Delia returns to her native Naples for the first time in years to attend the funeral. Trying to piece together her estranged parent's secret life, she'll face the hidden memories that shaped her family history.
The film's central subject matter, a deep dive into domestic abuse, sexual violence, and the psychological impact of patriarchal family dynamics, inherently aligns with progressive critiques of societal structures, leading to a left-leaning rating.
The movie features a traditional Italian cast reflecting its setting. While the narrative delves into themes of domestic abuse and patriarchal family dynamics, offering an indirect critique of certain traditional male roles, it does so within the context of a specific psychological drama rather than as a central, explicit DEI theme.
The film 'Troubling Love' does not contain identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its focus is a psychological drama about a woman investigating her mother's mysterious death and uncovering family secrets.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Troubling Love" is an adaptation of Elena Ferrante's novel "L'amore molesto." A review of the main characters and their portrayals in the film indicates no changes in gender from their established identities in the source novel.
Based on the source novel by Elena Ferrante and the film's setting in Italy, all characters are implicitly white Italian. The film features Italian actors portraying these characters, with no indication of any character being established as a different race in prior canon or history.
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