A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
The film's central focus is on apolitical themes of grief, family dynamics, and the psychological consequences of loss, with any implicit social commentary being subtle, fleeting, and centered on personal rather than systemic issues.
The film primarily features traditional casting without explicit racial or ethnic diversity. Its DEI relevance stems from a focus on female relationships, emotional labor, mental health, and a subtle critique of gendered power dynamics within a family context.
The film *The Surrender* does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a mother-daughter relationship, grief, and occult rituals, with no direct depiction or exploration of LGBTQ identities or community issues within the storyline.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features original characters and does not reference any pre-existing source material or historical figures with established canonical genders. No character's on-screen gender differs from a previously established canonical or historical gender.
The film is an original story, meaning its characters are new and lack prior canonical or historical racial establishments. The casting aligns with the implied ethnicity of the characters in a contemporary American setting, showing no instances of a race swap.
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