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Casablanca
Movie

Casablanca

2019 • Unknown

Woke Score
1.4
out of 10

Plot

Three friends form a gang of pirates, “Sea Burglars”, get assigned to a mission against the Mob, after a large cargo of diamonds was heisted. Things turn into a web of rivalries and paybacks, when one one of them decides to do the mission on his own and escape to Morocco.

Overall Series Review

Casablanca (2019) is an action-thriller focusing on a gang of 'Sea Burglars' in a modern setting, specifically an Egyptian production. The narrative is driven by a diamond heist, betrayal among friends, and an ensuing web of rivalries with the Mob. The primary conflict is an internal one of loyalty and revenge between the main male characters. The core elements of the film, as an action-crime movie from a non-Western country, do not engage with the defined socio-political themes. The character motivations revolve around criminal gain and personal conflict, adhering to a traditional genre structure. There is no evidence of the narrative being a platform for lecturing on privilege, promoting Western self-hatred, or deconstructing traditional morality or gender roles.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

The film features an Arabic cast and is set in an Arab-African context. The plot focuses entirely on the actions and motivations of a criminal gang and the Mob. There is no critique of 'whiteness,' no forced insertion of diversity into a white cultural framework, and characters are judged by their actions in the criminal world, not by an intersectional hierarchy.

Oikophobia1/10

As an Egyptian production set in North Africa and centered on an action/crime story, the film is not concerned with hostility toward Western civilization. The story operates entirely outside of critiquing Western institutions, ancestors, or home culture, focusing instead on internal regional criminal conflict.

Feminism3/10

The main female character, Viva/Feefa, is a key figure in the criminal plot, indicating a strong, capable female presence within the action genre. However, there is no evidence the narrative employs 'Girl Boss' tropes to gratuitously emasculate the male leads, who are the central figures of the pirate gang and its downfall. The score is low, reflecting traditional genre dynamics without an explicit anti-natalist or 'perfect female lead' message.

LGBTQ+1/10

The genre is an action-crime thriller from an Arabic-speaking context. The film does not center on alternative sexualities, deconstruct the nuclear family, or engage in gender ideology lecturing. The structure remains normative, focusing on the high-stakes action and personal betrayal between the male protagonists.

Anti-Theism1/10

The core plot is a secular tale of crime, diamonds, and betrayal. The narrative is not a platform for attacking religion, specifically Christianity, and moral discussions are centered on criminal loyalty and personal revenge rather than a philosophical defense of moral relativism.