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The County (2019)
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Original name: Héraðið
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Germany, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A widowed farmer begins a new life on her own terms by fighting against corruption and injustice in her community.
Style:
emotional, tense, social, comedy drama, suspenseful, grim
Plot:
social realism, corruption, widow, female protagonist, determination, justice, resistance, moral dilemma, slow burn, survival, isolation, bittersweet, women, feminist, landscape, working class, nordic, revenge, satire, redheaded woman, death of husband, loss of husband, suicide of husband, dairy farm, singing in a car
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
iceland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, tense, realistic and captivating films with plots about social realism, survival, moral dilemma, satire, working class, bittersweet and isolation mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres. Some movies like The County: Rams (2015), Pradhan (2023), It's Hard to Be Nice (2007), Kalvan (2024), Ome Cor (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. Their ancestral sheep-stock is considered one of the country’s best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
iceland
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Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
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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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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
italy, sicily
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341
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
García has managed to accomplish his wedding promise to his wife, Amalia: buy her a wretched farm outside the city, which is far from his wife's dream. But life turns unexpectedly as he arrives home and finds Amalia missing.
Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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110
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 92 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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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
iceland
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Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Duration: 69 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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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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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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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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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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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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