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Angeliena (2021)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Angeliena’s story is about SELF LOVE... and making money, terminal illness, divorce, nature, friendships, hardships, poverty, travel, hot doctors, plants, dreams, assholes, Ubuntu and... being GOOD ENOUGH.
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, feel good, humorous
Plot:
travel, friendship, personal growth, self discovery, female protagonist, empowerment, second chance, perseverance, resilience, identity, community, working class, coming of age, career change, slice of life, nature, poverty, road trip, urban, bittersweet, intimate, divorce, street life, terminal illness, dream ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
south africa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, feel good, realistic and inspirational films with plots about slice of life, friendship, self discovery, personal growth, coming of age, bittersweet and urban mostly in Comedy, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Angeliena: Les petites couleurs (2002), The Lift Boy (2019), The Companions (2021), Move Me (2003), One Step from Me (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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