Hyena Road (2015) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

Hyena Road2015

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What We Think

Hyena Road is a refreshing rarity in today’s cinematic landscape: a straightforward war film that puts storytelling above social engineering. Minimal woke points here, just some standard, modern nuances. If you’re looking for realism over rhetoric, this one’s for you.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Hyena Road sticks closely to telling a gritty, boots-on-the-ground military story. Characters are driven by their roles, not by identity checklists. The focus is on operational tension, moral complexity, and realism, rather than forced diversity or ideological box-ticking.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

The film largely respects military values, masculinity, and the moral ambiguities faced by soldiers. There's no overt undermining of tradition, family, or faith. Instead, the story presents Canadian soldiers as committed professionals, without pushing revisionist or anti-traditional messages.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the film primarily focuses on Western military perspectives, it does avoid caricaturing Afghan characters in a heavy-handed way. There’s some critique of modern interventionism, but no sense of a forced ideological consensus or vilification of dissenting views.

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