Radius follows Liam Hartwell, who wakes after a truck crash with no memory of his name or past. He walks into a small Manitoba town and finds people and animals dead with pale eyes. Liam learns that anyone who comes within about 50 feet of him dies, while a badly hurt woman called Jane can stand near him safely. The pair travel through empty roads, a hospital, and a store while police treat Liam as a possible terrorist. The film has a dark, quiet thriller tone, with mystery and horror built from sudden deaths rather than large action scenes.
The story uses the deadly distance to force Liam and Jane to stay close while they search for the truth. Jane later learns that her real name is Rose and that she was tied to the disappearance of her twin sister. Liam discovers that his old self was a serial killer who targeted women, so his memory loss leaves him facing a hard question about guilt. The film focuses on fear, trust, responsibility, and whether a person can choose to change after doing terrible things. Its ending treats Liam’s death as both punishment and a possible way to make up for his crimes.
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Was our 2% Woke rating accurate?
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Radius.
Woke representation / casting
Not present. The main cast centers on a white man and a white woman in a small-town Canadian setting. The press material says the leads were picked through auditions for talent. Jane is a central woman, but the film does not make her gender an identity message.
0%
Woke political dialogue
Not present. The dialogue deals with the deaths, police reports, memory, and guilt. It does not give modern speeches about identity, DEI, gender politics, or activism.
0%
Identity-driven story themes
Not present. Liam and Rose face memory loss, murder, fear, trust, and responsibility. Their conflict is personal and strange, not about race, sexuality, social groups, or modern identity politics.
0%
Western institutional / cultural critique
Not present. Police and news reports make mistaken guesses about a virus and terrorism because they lack facts. The film does not attack family, religion, capitalism, men, or Western institutions as a modern political theme.
0%
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. Radius is an original science-fiction story about Liam, Rose, and a deadly power. Its Superman and Oldboy influences are ideas named by the creators, not established characters or canon being changed.
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Not present. No anti-woke backlash was found. The supplied X check found no such reaction, and web discussion focused on the twist, acting, pacing, and low budget. No reported complaint says the film pushes DEI, identity politics, or activist ideas.
0%
Creator track record context
The two writers and directors have a mainly genre-focused record with no strong public activist profile. Most producers also have low or no woke context scores and work in independent genre film. Producer Anne-Marie Gélinas has a stronger history of backing stories about underrepresented groups, while Giles Daoust has a mild workplace-diversity signal. Neither signal is tied to Radius’s story or promotion.
8%
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