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As Simple as That (2008)
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Original name: به همین سادگی
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A mother and wife is on the brink of an attack. Hengameh Tahareh Ghaziani lives with her husband, her son and daughter in a middle class neighborhood, and spends his days taking care of their needs.
Style:
emotional, psychological, melancholic, islamic
Plot:
motherhood, wife, female protagonist, iranian, domestic drama, house, realism, marriage, middle class, social realism, slice of life, empathy, gender roles, intimate, children, crisis, introspection, husband, anxiety, social commentary, neighborhood, isolation, ambition, persian
Time:
contemporary
Place:
iran, persia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, emotional, realistic and psychological films with plots about intimate, persian, slice of life, domestic drama, female protagonist, social realism and iranian mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like As Simple as That: Felicity Land (2011), My Brother Khosrow (2016), Mother (1990), Mum's Guest (2004), The Brick and the Mirror (1965). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 115 min.
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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Plot:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Similarity:
50%
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Country: Iran
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Country: Iran
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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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Country: Iran
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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