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The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023)
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Original name: El maestro que prometió el mar
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ariadna discovers that her grandfather has been searching for the remains of his father, who disappeared during the Civil War. Determined to help him, she travels to Burgos, where a mass grave is being excavated, and where he could be buried. During her stay there, she will learn the story of Antoni Benaiges, a young teacher from Tarragona who was her grandfather's teacher before the war. Through an innovative pedagogical method, Antoni inspired his students and made them a promise: to take them to see the sea.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, poignant, reflective, melancholic, period piece, art house
Plot:
teacher, biopic, school teacher, professor, small community, spanish civil war, civil war, storytelling, memory, memories, legacy, family history, idealism, exhumation, political violence, investigation, injustice, healing, inspiration, reconciliation, trauma, nostalgia, small town, resilience, literary ...
Time:
1930s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, captivating, historical drama and psychological films with plots about biopic, legacy, nostalgia, resilience, memory, lifestyle and coming of age mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like The Teacher Who Promised the Sea: Celluloid (2013), Achena Uttam (2022), Shadow of a Hero (2015), The Featherweight (2023), Whina (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 129 min.
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Place:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
reflective, melancholic, historical drama, poignant, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
samba, nostalgia, composer, singer, memory, legacy, tribute, biopic, street life, working class, character study, intimate ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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59%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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historical drama, bleak, emotional, period piece, political ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Duration: 115 min.
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Story:
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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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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Duration: 176 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, psychological, realistic, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot:
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