Social realist films normally have characters that would not generally be in big hollywood films. These films tend to be set around characters that are in their natural living environment and society. The narrative of a social realist film will generally be about characters and when unsettling things happen in their lives. This gives a chance for the less well know types of society a chance to be represented. It has been argued that in general the representation of the working class has shifted from being what producers thought and saw of social realist situations to what consumers reflected in a move that has seen members of the working class in more privatized domestic environments and leisure-time settings.
When social realist films first began the main representation was focused on white working class males. Although there was some breakthrough in terms of race in films such as My Beautiful Launderette (1985) and Bahji on the Beach (1994). Now social realist films are not afraid to and have been representing characters of all ages,races, and genders. This shows an acceptance that the british audience and are now more accepting of certain circumstances than they would of been in the past.
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