Welcome to the Sticks (2008)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.8

Overview

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tri...

Starring Cast

Kad Merad • Dany Boon • Zoé Félix

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Kad Merad • Dany Boon • Zoé Félix

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

YouTube

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film focuses on individual transformation and human connection to overcome prejudice and stereotypes, rather than addressing systemic issues or promoting a specific political ideology, thus maintaining a neutral stance.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

This film exhibits traditional casting with a predominantly white French ensemble, reflecting its regional setting. The narrative centers on cultural differences between French regions, rather than engaging with broader themes of race, gender, or sexual identity, and does not critique traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

Welcome to the Sticks does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely centered on regional cultural differences, friendship, and family relationships, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the story's scope.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Welcome to the Sticks is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior installments from which character genders could have been established and subsequently swapped.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Welcome to the Sticks is an original French comedy film. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish their race. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped.