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Actor (2023)
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Original name: آکتور
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Ali and Morteza, two talented theater actors who live in an abandoned theater enter complex adventures to achieve their dreams.
Style:
emotional, psychological, melancholic, independent film, tension, existential, suspense, surreal, ambiguous ending, nostalgic
Plot:
theater, actor, backstage, ambition, creative process, friendship, abandoned building, rehearsal, camaraderie, character study, obsession, sacrifice, urban, improv, urban decay, intimate, ruins, dark humor, minimalism, ritual, secret past, coming of age, performance
Time:
contemporary
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Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Serbia
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: New Zealand
Duration: 102 min.
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Duration: 77 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 45 min.
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Duration: 114 min.
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Duration: 103 min.
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Duration: 104 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Currently in post-production. Plot unknown. Unknown plot.
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