5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Pad Man (2018)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.7
Overview
Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Hinduism: Negative
Overview
Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's left-leaning rating stems from its central advocacy for women's health and dignity, achieved by challenging deeply entrenched social taboos and patriarchal traditions, despite the solution involving individual entrepreneurial initiative.
The film features an authentic Indian cast, reflecting its cultural setting. Its narrative strongly champions women's health and challenges traditional societal taboos, making gender equity a central and explicit theme.
Secondary
The film portrays traditional Hindu societal norms and beliefs regarding menstruation as deeply problematic, leading to unhygienic practices, social exclusion, and harm to women. The narrative actively critiques these specific cultural and religious taboos, positioning them as obstacles to progress and women's well-being.
The film "Pad Man" focuses on menstrual hygiene and social taboos in rural India, following the journey of a man who invents a low-cost sanitary pad machine. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a biopic based on the real-life story of Arunachalam Muruganantham. All major characters, including the protagonist, maintain their historically established or source-material genders. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
Pad Man is a biographical film based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, an Indian social entrepreneur. The film features an entirely Indian cast portraying Indian characters, consistent with the historical figures and setting. No characters established as one race were portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.4
Critic Ratings
7.4
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