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5 in the Afternoon (2017)
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Original name: ساعت ۵ عصر
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The film follows the story of a man in Tehran, from 7 am to 5 pm, when he must do a job because it is his last chance.
Style:
tense, intense, existential
Plot:
deadline, urban, male protagonist, realism, slice of life, character study, daily life, survival, street life, working class, moral dilemma, social commentary, isolation, routine, job, persian, pressure
Time:
contemporary
Place:
tehran
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out intense, melancholic, tense and existential films with plots about character study, urban, realism, slice of life, social commentary, isolation and working class mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres. Some movies like 5 in the Afternoon: Eden (2016), Tsiou (2005), Penniless (2009), Bucharest Non-Stop (2015), Madraskaaran (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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