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Who Do I Belong To (2024)
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Original name: ماء العين
Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France, Canada, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Aicha, a Tunisian mother gifted with prophetic dreams, lives in the isolated north of Tunisia with her husband Brahim and young son Adam. The family lives in anguish after the departure of the eldest sons Mehdi and Amine to the violent embrace of war. Months later, Mehdi unexpectedly returns home with a pregnant wife in tow. Mehdi's arrival triggers old wounds and a darkness that threatens to consume the entire village.
Style:
emotional, psychological, atmospheric, melancholic, suspense, suspenseful, sinister, intense
Plot:
motherhood, female protagonist, trauma, isolation, secrets, grief, family conflict, small village, domestic drama, darkness, getting home, guilt, identity, moral ambiguity, social realism, supernatural, pregnancy, cultural conflict, slow burn, religious, village, life, mother, husband, son ...
Place:
north africa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, melancholic, emotional and intense films with plots about isolation, slow burn, grief, moral ambiguity, female protagonist, small town and identity mostly in Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Who Do I Belong To: Patchwork (2021), Harry's Daughters (2005), Tess (2016), Penitent (2017), Eden (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Cyprus, Israel, Slovenia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Chara’s family is everything to her, and yet she sometimes ponders a life without them. When she strikes up a hesitant friendship with a young girl, she is inexorably forced to confront a painful past and to answer a burning question: Is ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
motherhood, domestic drama, character study, identity, female protagonist, gender roles, intimate, realism, family secret, trauma, friendship, intimacy ...
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
About two sisters, Marie and Ninni, both are pregnant for the first time. After conducting a joint survey, Ninni's child is found dead.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, intense, dramatic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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326
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
africa, south africa
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65%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
After being imprisoned for dangerous driving, causing the death of a child and possession of illegal substances, Jason Buckley is finding it difficult to adjust to life outside prison.
Style:
dark, bleak, psychological, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
trauma, social realism, loss, grief, guilt, haunting, character study, remorse, reckless driving, accident, isolation, moral ambiguity ...
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54
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It follows Marina, a young girl that has been trying to escape the ghosts that follow her after a tragic event. She goes to Edén, a clandestine company located in the middle of nature to put an end to her suffering.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot:
female protagonist, nature, trauma, mental health, grief, tragic past, traumatic past, introspection, troubled past, confronting the past, life is a bitch, self discovery ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After getting out of jail, where she learned to care for the sick, Alma, an albino woman, is determined to recover at any cost something much more important than her own freedom. In order to do so, Alma must spend her nights taking care of Clemente, ...
Style:
emotional, psychological thriller, melancholic, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
fear of death, obsession, female protagonist, compassion, character study, loneliness, moral ambiguity, redemption, domestic drama, manipulation, isolation, slow burn ...
Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Led to believe his abusive grandfather is responsible for his sister's recent death, Gabriel returns to his humble home in rural New Mexico. Yearning to protect his family, he swears to secretly kill his grandfather, yet at the critical moment, ...
Style:
realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, vietnam veteran, uncover truth, grief, veteran, trauma, family drama, family conflict, family secret, getting home, death of sister, abuse ...
Place:
new mexico
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
A young woman's birthright hides a dark secret.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, independent film, suspense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, secret, dark secret, secrets, seduction, seductress, lifestyle, life philosophy, identity, family secret, revelation, identity crisis ...
Place:
new york
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299
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dives into the often ignored seedy underbelly of Maine and it follows Emma Maddox as she returns to her hometown years following the mysterious death of her brother, Mikey. As she reconnects with his best friend Tommy, the two rekindle their flame ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
redemption, revenge, small town, problem, bereavement, life is a bitch, lie, getting home, investigation, betrayal, friendship, coastal town ...
Place:
maine
Similarity:
48%
811
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Greece, France, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Switzerland
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Babak, an Iranian student in Greece, doesn't show up to welcome his visiting parents at the Athens airport. Pari and her older husband, both devout Muslims abroad for the first time, are ill-prepared to search for their son in an intimidating ...
Style:
emotional, atmospheric, psychological, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
character study, motherhood, female protagonist, missing person, parent child relationship, isolation, loneliness, grief, desperation, alienation, realism, resilience ...
Place:
iran, athens greece, greece, middle east, maghreb
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female protagonist, divorce, trauma, past, retreat, self discovery, personal growth, self-help, woman, memories, painful memories, secret past ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A child disappears from his parents sight in a mysterious but haunting forest after a punishment.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
missing child, parents, forest, lost in the woods, disappearance, mysterious disappearance, vanished man, parent child relationship, family drama, punishment, isolation, loss ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Story:
Drama about a mother and her 4 children.
Style:
mystical, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
mother, children, parent child relationship, motherhood, house, mysticism, supernatural, salvation, supernatural power, orphan, supernatural horror, mother and daughter ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
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42%
377
Genre: Drama
Country: Luxembourg, Belgium, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After ten years abroad, Catherine returns to Luxembourg, to catch up with her daughter Alba, brought up by Catherine’s mother Elisabeth. Alba is cold and distant with this stranger showing up unexpectedly in her life, so is Elisabeth, keen to keep ...
Style:
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Plot:
mother daughter reunion, mother daughter relationship, grandmother granddaughter relationship, runaway, escapades, female protagonist, character study, introspection, regret, trauma, alienation, moral ambiguity ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, daughter, vanished man, life is a bitch, mother daughter relationship, missing person, problem, family problems, mysterious disappearance, investigation, bereavement, women's rights ...
Time:
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Place:
latin america
Similarity:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Côte d'Ivoire, Guadeloupe
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 94 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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Time:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, suspense, disturbing, poignant ...
Plot:
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924
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, intense, sad ...
Plot:
kidnapping, motherhood, relationship problems, parents and children, social problems, life is a bitch, family problems, abduction, family life, kidnapper, tragic past, family tragedy ...
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36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Greece
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, intense, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
athens greece
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, art house, melancholic, intercultural ...
Plot:
boy, secrets, tragedy, loss, immigration, adoption, migration, humanist, custody battle, grief, identity, loneliness ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
gothic, atmospheric, dark, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
memory, guilt, mountain cabin, psychological torment, grief, isolation, loss, haunting, obsession, moral ambiguity, redemption, slow burn ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, intense, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
love, innocence, flashback, memory, murder, wrongful conviction, investigation, prison, justice, moral ambiguity, guilt, character study ...
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Country: China
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
pregnancy, haunting, ethical dilemma, ghost, supernatural, getting home, secrets, isolation, identity crisis, memory, couple relations, guilt ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
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Country: Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, intense, serious, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
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