A doctor from New York travels to a remote plantation in the 1890s to care for a disturbed boy who seems to have inexplicable abilities. She begins treating the child, but in doing so, ignites a war between science and religion as the local priest believes the boy is possessed by the devil and the cause of the village's woes.
A doctor from New York travels to a remote plantation in the 1890s to care for a disturbed boy who seems to have inexplicable abilities. She begins treating the child, but in doing so, ignites a war between science and religion as the local priest believes the boy is possessed by the devil and the cause of the village's woes.
The film's central conflict champions scientific rationalism over religious dogmatism, implicitly critiquing religious fundamentalism and aligning with secular liberal values.
The movie explores significant Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion themes by highlighting historical gender inequities faced by a female doctor and portraying the social ostracization of a child within a Latin American community. The narrative critiques traditional societal structures and beliefs that lead to marginalization and conflict.
The film portrays a local Catholic priest whose traditional Christian beliefs in demonic possession lead to superstition and conflict with scientific reason. The narrative frames this as an 'extreme' and 'potential misuse of religion,' positioning the priest's views as problematic and harmful.
Based on available information, the movie 'In the Fire' does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a conflict between science and religion and themes of social exclusion, rather than queer identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features original characters not based on prior source material or historical figures. Therefore, no characters have a pre-established gender to be swapped from, aligning with the exclusion for new, original characters.
The film features original characters without established prior racial identities from source material or historical records. While the casting's reflection of the historical diversity of 1899 Colombia is discussed, no character is identified as having a canonically or historically different race from their on-screen portrayal.
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