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Felicity Land (2011)
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Original name: Saadat Abad
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A look at the lives of 3 well-off Iranian couples who are ostensibly living an idyllic life and are going to have a get-together for a birthday party. Each couple bearing their own sordid secrets attend the party to find out what follows on the hills of the cold welcome of their host.
Style:
tense, satirical, suspenseful, islamic
Plot:
secrets, character study, domestic drama, high society, infidelity, realism, marriage, moral ambiguity, confrontation, city life, social satire, birthday party, slice of life, intimate, cold, isolation, bittersweet, iranian, persian, dialogue driven
Place:
persia, iran
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, emotional, tense and realistic films with plots about persian, intimate, slice of life, character study, domestic drama, iranian and social commentary mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Felicity Land: As Simple as That (2008), Wooden Bridge (2012), Trial on the Street (2009), The Brick and the Mirror (1965), My Brother Khosrow (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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