Bring Her Back

Representation / casting choices

Features a visually impaired character whose traits serve the horror plot and a naturally multicultural Australian cast; no identity signaling, swaps, or mismatches with the story world.

Political / ideological dialogue

Occasional grief and trauma references fit standard horror conventions; no activist framing or institutional lectures.

Identity-driven story themes

Core narrative stays on personal loss, sibling loyalty, and supernatural ritual with no race, gender, sexuality, or identity politics.

Institutional / cultural critique

Foster care isolation heightens personal madness and grief for horror effect; no modern activist critique of systems, patriarchy, or Western norms.