Disability - In this film, disability was exploited as it was used as a weapon to escape from the police and prevent them getting into trouble. It portrays that having a disability is a good thing and can be used to help and benefit others when really it's an upsetting and torturous way to live. Another representation of disability is that they don't in fact require other's sympathy or need people to pity them, which goes against stereotypical ideas about those who have a severe disability. Many people assume that feeling sorry and treating them specially is the right behaviour when really all they want is to interact normally with others regardless of their lack of ability and for their disability to not hold them back. It shows this when Philip is in need for somebody to care for him, as he explains himself that he doesn't want to hire people who will pity him, which is why he chooses Driss as he doesn't treat him any differently to people without a disability.
Ethnicity - This film represents black males in a stereotypical way as Driss is a common 'thug' who has a difficult lifestyle. This is the stereotypical lifestyle for black males. Driss is also treated differently when being interviewed. Everyone else (white males) were asked simple interview questions whereas Driss was asked many more questions as if they were trying to put him on the spot. This is possibly because they were curious about him due to the fact that he is a black male dressed unprofessionally.
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