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The Mongrel (2012)
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Original name: RazzaBastarda
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of a drug dealer from Romania and his son in Rome's suburbs.Roman is an immigrant from Romania arrived in Italy 30 years ago. He sells drugs and lives in criminal contexts. His dream is to see his child, Nicu, whom he raised without a mother, live a different and better life.
Style:
crime drama, tense, bleak, emotional, intense, multicultural, suspense, tragic
Plot:
father son relationship, drug dealing, fatherhood, immigration, poverty, street life, illegal drugs, moral ambiguity, social realism, survival, violence, organized crime, desperation, identity, urban decay, childhood, isolation, redemption, coming of age
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Country: Italy, France, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
naples italy
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Country: Serbia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Country: Colombia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Story:
A street-savvy teen tries to turn her life around but soon goes back to her old ways.
Style:
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Time:
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Country: Netherlands
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama
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Story:
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194
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Story:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy
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Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Switzerland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Algeria, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, bleak, realistic, crime drama
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