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The Miracle According to Salomé (2004)
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Original name: O Milagre Segundo Salomé
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Portugal, 1917. The country is experiencing a great political and social agitation and it is said that in Fatima the virgin appeared to three little shepherds.
Salomé, a young lady from the province, is one of the many girls who cheers Lisbon brothels, but she is such a special girl that a rich man invites her to live in his house and presents her to the high society of Lisbon. But her past will not stop chasing her and Salomé, who thought that this would be the beginning of a new life, will eventually lose everything by becoming an involuntary character of this miracle that agitated the country...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, atmospheric, bleak, intense, tragic ending, art house, moody, period drama
Plot:
religion, miraculous event, female protagonist, belief in god, faith, religious faith, religious, christian faith, prostitution, female exploitation, moral ambiguity, character study, mysticism, supernatural, betrayal, poverty, manipulation, catholicism, scandal, guilt, civil unrest, obsession, redemption, heresy, identity ...
Time:
year 1917
Place:
portugal
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, art house and bleak films with plots about character study, redemption, female nudity, moral ambiguity, female protagonist, psychological drama and faith mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Miracle According to Salomé: Blindness (2016), Lourdes (2000), Princess (2022), Heaven in the Dark (2016), The Magician of Lublin (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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