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Pomegranate Orchard (2017)
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Original name: Nar Bağı
Genre: Drama
Country: Azerbaijan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Inspired by Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, the film follows a prodigal son who returns after 12 years. His reappearance at the family home in rural Azerbaijan significantly alters their way of life.
Style:
melancholic, art house, contemplative, slow cinema
Plot:
family drama, homecoming, memory, nostalgia, family conflict, regret, prodigal son, character study, inheritance, symbolism, bittersweet, small town life, isolation, family secret, mourning, orchard, decay, family secrets
Place:
azerbaijan, iran
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, art house, contemplative and atmospheric films with plots about nostalgia, memory, bittersweet, character study, family secret, family drama and intimate mostly in Drama and Family genres. Some movies like Pomegranate Orchard: Courage (2022), Chasing the Wind (2013), The Taste of Apple Seeds (2013), The Magnetic Tree (2013), Roads in February (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Chile
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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534
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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