Troubled father Leon takes son camping in Appalachia. Local cult summons evil Hangman demon. Son goes missing. Leon must confront cult, monster to find him amid rising body count.
Troubled father Leon takes son camping in Appalachia. Local cult summons evil Hangman demon. Son goes missing. Leon must confront cult, monster to find him amid rising body count.
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by directly critiquing systemic racism, racial violence, and the legacy of hate, using the Hangman demon to symbolize historical terror and Confederate flag-wearing antagonists to depict contemporary bigotry.
The movie features a Black protagonist and explicitly addresses themes of systemic racism and white supremacy in rural Appalachia, portraying prejudiced white characters as antagonists. The narrative uses the villain as a metaphor for lynching, highlighting racial prejudice and violence.
The Hangman does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a heterosexual father-son relationship and does not address LGBTQ+ presence or issues explicitly, resulting in no depiction of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The provided information indicates no gender-swapped characters. The film features original male protagonists, Leon and his son, without any mention of characters being adapted from a different gender or gender role reversals.
The film's central characters, Leon and his son, are presented as Black from the outset, with their race being integral to the movie's original themes and plot. There is no indication of prior source material or historical context where these characters were established as a different race, thus no race swap has occurred.
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