Apple TVBrokedown Palace (1999)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.1
Overview
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.
Starring Cast
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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Overview
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film critiques a corrupt foreign legal system and highlights human rights abuses, aligning with progressive values by focusing on the plight of the wrongly accused and the struggle for justice against systemic failures.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast for its main characters, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on the protagonists' experiences within a foreign legal system without explicitly critiquing traditional white or male roles.
Secondary
Brokedown Palace does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on the legal struggles of two young women in a Thai prison, without incorporating queer identities or storylines.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Brokedown Palace is an original film from 1999, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a historical event. All characters were created for this specific film, meaning none had a prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped from.
Brokedown Palace is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material (like a novel, comic, or historical record) that establishes the race of its characters before their portrayal in this movie. Therefore, no race swap occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.4
6.4
Critic Ratings
3.1
4.4
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