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Item: Testament

Language: en-US

Type of Problem: Incorrect_content

Extra Details: The genre is locked, but I would like to include Science Fiction as a genre besides just Drama. It's a nuclear disaster film, and those are almost always classified as a type of science fiction (see The Day After, The Quiet Earth). It includes the science fiction genre on the IMDB and AllMovie databases. Some additional resources: The movie is listed Chris Barsanti's book The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: https://books.google.com/books?id=G4GDBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA377

It is listed as science fiction in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/testament

Book publisher Tor has listed it as dystopian sci-fi: https://www.tor.com/2013/09/19/bad-tomorrows-two-varieties-of-dystopian-sci-fi/

Screenrant lists it as sci-fi: https://screenrant.com/best-sc-fi-movies-female-directors-according-imdb-scores/

It's also classified as science fiction in a number of more scholarly works, including: Manchester U Film Studies lecturer Dr. Amy Chambers Women in Science Fiction course: https://amycchambers.com/2020/05/11/women-make-sf/

UC Berkeley Media Studies professor Jean Retzinger's Speculative Visions and Imaginary Meals - Food and the Environment in (Post-apocalyptic) Science Fiction Films: https://www.academia.edu/852090/Speculative_Visions_and_Imaginary_Meals_Food_and_the_Environment_in_Post-apocalyptic_Science_Fiction_Films

The Science Fiction Handbook: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/content/BPL_Images/Content_store/Sample_Chapter/9781405162050/9781405162050_4_001.pdf

UNT Professor Jacqueline Foertsch's book Enemies Within - The Cold War and the AIDS Crisis in Literature, Film, and Culture: https://books.google.com/books?id=rXwXlCGaL4IC&pg=PA152

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