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Government Woman

2013 · 97 min

A warm, bustling small-town comedy where domestic chaos spills into local politics, played for easy laughs and gentle satire.

Overview: Xate is an ordinary woman from Midyat with eight children in tow. The only thing that sets her apart is her husband's job as Mayor of Midyat. Until, that is, an extraordinary day changes her life - and the lives of everyone else in Midyat. For the illiterate, uneducated Xate becomes Mayor of Midyat! While she takes on her mayoral duties much as she does those in her house, the infantile rivalry between her children in municipal matters leads to adventures that have the Midyat folk howling with laughter.
How it feels: Light, absurd, warm and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, politics, class, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
politics
class
identity
power
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild