3.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story (1996)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.1
Overview
Real-life account of a Canadian hero, a determined female truck driver who took on the mob-controlled leadership of the International Teamsters Union.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Real-life account of a Canadian hero, a determined female truck driver who took on the mob-controlled leadership of the International Teamsters Union.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central narrative explicitly champions workers' rights, union reform, and gender equality through collective action, positioning its core conflict and solution firmly within progressive ideology.
This documentary focuses on Diana Kilmury, a white woman who challenged traditional gender roles by becoming a prominent figure in the male-dominated trucking industry and union. The film's casting is traditional, reflecting the historical subject. Its narrative, however, explicitly highlights and critiques the male-dominated power structures she faced, centering on her struggle for gender equity.
Secondary
The film 'Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story' chronicles the life of Diana Kilmury, a pioneering female truck driver and union activist. Its narrative centers on her professional challenges and fight for workers' rights. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted within the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a biopic about Diana Kilmury, a real historical figure whose gender is documented as female. There is no indication that Diana Kilmury or any other historically established character in her story was portrayed as a different gender.
This film is a biopic about Diana Kilmury, a real historical figure. The actress portraying Diana Kilmury, Barbara Williams, is the same race as the historical individual, therefore no race swap occurred.
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