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Saimir (2004)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Albanian teenager, Saimir, emigrates to Italy to start a new life with his father. His father tries to make a living transporting illegal immigrants. When this fails to make his father any money, he is drawn into an insidious prostitution ring. Saimir helps his father, but a love interest makes him question his life and future.
Style:
crime drama, dramatic, bleak, emotional, intense, intercultural
Plot:
father son relationship, immigration, illegal immigration, prostitution, human trafficking, teenage protagonist, moral dilemma, coming of age, exploitation, survival, poverty, moral corruption, identity crisis, love interest, betrayal, boy, exile, migration, little boy, slow burn
Time:
contemporary
Place:
balkan, albania
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Most similar movies to Saimir
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out bleak, tense, emotional and crime drama films with plots about poverty, survival, coming of age, exploitation, social realism, desperation and human trafficking mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Saimir: The Mongrel (2012), Crossing (2008), Exile (2012), Rose Stone Star (2020), The Way South (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of a drug dealer from Romania and his son in Rome's suburbs.Roman is an immigrant from Romania arrived in Italy 30 years ago. He sells drugs and lives in criminal contexts. His dream is to see his child, Nicu, whom he raised without a ...
Style:
crime drama, emotional, intense, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
fatherhood, drug dealing, immigration, father son relationship, social realism, street life, illegal drugs, moral ambiguity, poverty, urban decay, violence, survival ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Yong-soo is an ex-soccer player who lives in a small coal-mine village in North Korea with his wife and young son, Joon. Although living in extreme poverty like many other families in North Korea, the family is happy just to be with each other. Then ...
Style:
tense, melancholic, bleak, political drama
Plot:
boy, poverty, father son relationship, realism, escape, refugee, illness, desperation, border crossing, survival, separation, humanitarian ...
Place:
north korea, south korea, china, vancouver
Similarity:
84%
34
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Dominican Republic, USA, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The coming of age journey of Samuel, a young Haitian boy whose life takes a tragic turn when his father is kidnapped, and he then decides to travel to the United States and Canada to find his mother.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, melancholic, intercultural, road movie ...
Plot:
journey, coming of age, immigration, exile, family drama, social issues, survival, child protagonist, identity, grief, resilience, childhood trauma ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
haiti, north america, canada, usa
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Carmela is thirty, beautiful and as untamed as an horsewoman. She is jobless and struggles to get by on her own, doing small day-to-day tasks. She makes ends meet by making use of the immigrants who populate the maze of alleyways of Naples' old ...
Style:
serious, dramatic, captivating, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
female protagonist, character study, immigration, poverty, survival, thirtysomething life, life is a bitch, woman, illegal immigrant, 30 year old, life, immigrant ...
Place:
naples italy
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia, UK, Argentina
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A thirty year old man returns from South America to his native village, in the mountains of Yugoslavia, to find his spouse and take her along. He chooses the youngest daughter of self-supporting Jewish woman. The deceit gets discovered on the way to ...
Style:
bleak, period piece, art house, suspense, tragic
Plot:
exploitation, deception, victimization, human trafficking, betrayal, survival, sex trafficking, social realism, forced prostitution, poverty, manipulation, moral dilemma ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
former yugoslavia, south america, buenos aires argentina, argentina
Similarity:
61%
205
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Princess is a young illegal immigrant from Nigeria who sells her body on the outskirts of a big city. Like an Amazon on the hunt, protected by her friends, she moves through a pinewood that stretches as far as the sea, an enchanted forest in which ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling, bleak ...
Plot:
sex trafficking, prostitution, human trafficking, female protagonist, illegal immigrant, african, exploitation, resilience, street life, illegal immigration, trauma, poverty ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
High school senior Brandon is drowning in responsibilities when his world is turned upside down after being robbed at gunpoint by the girl of his dreams.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, dramatic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenage boy, teenager, coming of age, teenage protagonist, responsibility, city life, relationship problems, male female relationship, relationships, love story, love affair, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A man without scruples mistreats his lover and her daughter, a teenager. also in his mind a diabolical plan to force the girl into prostitution.
Style:
dark, bleak, intense, erotic, art house ...
Plot:
prostitution, brothel, sexual abuse, victimization, forced prostitution, abuse, loss of innocence, sexploitation, teenager, abusive stepfather, domestic violence, human trafficking ...
Similarity:
59%
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182
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story revolves around an orphan girl who became a prostitute to survive and finds love with one of her clients. A young woman is tricked into prostitution, thinking she's going to sell beverages at a village store. She soon learns about the ...
Style:
bleak, intense, period piece
Plot:
prostitution, red light district, sex trafficking, exploitation, sexploitation, abuse, human trafficking, forced prostitution, pimp, female protagonist, survival, character study ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
korea, south korea
Similarity:
56%
975
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ali and his father go from their poor neighborhood in the outskirts of the city to a hospital so that Ali's father can be treated for his sickness. However since they have no money, Ali starts to work for Dr. Sameri who deals in blood.
Style:
grim, neorealism, bleak, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
poverty, social commentary, exploitation, corruption, realism, inequality, black market, class struggle, desperation, working class, moral dilemma, moral corruption ...
Place:
iran, persia, tehran, tehran iran
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Denise, a botanist, is working in the swamps in a part of Turkey, planting and researching local flora. In her evenings she sometimes meets with her lover Hamit, a simple man at first glance. But he is making his living with human trafficking which ...
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, tense, crime drama, bleak ...
Plot:
human trafficking, secrets, moral ambiguity, exploitation, desperation, smuggling, poverty, betrayal, social realism, survival, isolation, character study ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey, black sea
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, South Africa, Ireland
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Michael is a young Irish banker, whose life begins to unravel after causing a stranger's death in an accident. Sifiso is a teenager living in a shack in a Cape Town township, dreaming of escape. When their stories unexpectedly collide, their ...
Style:
thought provoking, intercultural, crime drama, bleak, multicultural ...
Plot:
guilt, redemption, moral dilemma, accident, social realism, empathy, escape, survival, urban, desperation, grief, forgiveness ...
Place:
ireland, south africa
Similarity:
54%
108
Genre: Drama
Country: Myanmar, Taiwan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Arranged by a smuggling syndicate, A-Hong and his young teen sister along with a group of Burmese youngsters sneak across the Myanmar/Thailand border and arrive in a remote town called Dagudi in Northern Thailand. A-Hong's sister is taken away ...
Style:
crime drama, bleak, independent film, art house, tense ...
Plot:
border crossing, illegal immigration, social realism, poverty, desperation, exploitation, drug traffic, survival, frustration, hopelessness, rescue mission, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
thailand, southeast asia, bangkok thailand
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As he strives to make it on his own, Nick Ramsey has alienated his father by rejecting his upbringing and lifestyle. Now 25, Nick has been rejected by his girlfriend and vows to turn his life around.
Style:
crime drama, realistic, emotional, intense, tension ...
Plot:
family drama, family conflict, father son relationship, moral dilemma, self discovery, identity crisis, redemption, male protagonist, second chance, blue collar, regret, working class ...
Similarity:
54%
110
Genre: Drama
Country: Costa Rica
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two young Nicaraguan children, Saslaya and her mute brother Dario, must travel to Costa Rica to find their long-lost mother.
Style:
independent film, melancholic, intercultural
Audience:
adult
Plot:
migration, immigration, coming of age, resilience, border crossing, social issues, poverty, survival, realism, family reunited, hopes, road trip ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
nicaragua, costa rica, central america
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Cover-boy racconta l’amicizia fra Ioan (Eduard Gabia) e Michele (Luca Lionello) l’uno rumeno e l’altro italiano. Due mondi che casualmente s’incontrano: l’esperienza di chi, figlio della rivoluzione post comunista, è fuggito dal proprio ...
Style:
intercultural, realistic, independent film, bleak, melancholic
Plot:
immigration, male nudity, gay, lgbt, friendship, social realism, exploitation, coming of age, survival, working class, gay interest, class struggle ...
Place:
italy, romania, eastern europe
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An eighteen year old beautiful and restless girl runs away from home to find freedom which she much dreamed of. She come across, instead, is the unsavory characters that start on the road to prostitution.
Style:
dark, emotional, bleak, intense, grim ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
prostitution, runaway, loss of innocence, coming of age, youth, female protagonist, sexploitation, manipulation, street life, abuse, danger, urban ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three stories based in three countries in Europe. Three languages with three sets of peoples, all intertwine to the same tragedy.
Style:
anthology, dramatic, poignant, bleak, emotional ...
Plot:
tragedy, grief, loss, european, fate, slow burn, humanity, relationships, loss of innocence, social realism, moral dilemma, language
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
While waiting for the train to pass (Bennet), an out-of-town businessman notices a destitute girl (Vanessa), freezing in the cold. Suspecting that she will throw herself under the train, he takes the girl with him to a nearby restaurant for a warm ...
Style:
heartbreaking, bleak, emotional, dark, independent film
Plot:
trauma, survival, exploitation, victimization, prostitution, abuse, loss of innocence, sexual abuse, desperation, suicide, child abuse, poverty ...
Similarity:
49%
87
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Based on true events, 44 is the story of Migs, an 18 year old high school student trapped between the two opposing forces of his father, a drug dealer and convicted felon, and his mother, an NYPD cop.
Style:
dramatic, crime drama, realistic, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, family conflict, double life, coming of age, identity crisis, moral ambiguity, drug trade, moral dilemma, mother son relationship, betrayal, ambition ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ivan, a 14-year old boy, lives with his uncle Jaime, a mediocre dealer of used car parts. Both of them dream with a better life and are stashing away their money in order to emigrate ilegally to Chicago shortly. When Jaime realizes that he needs ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, melancholic, tense, tension ...
Plot:
coming of age, uncle nephew relationship, border crossing, poverty, migration, family drama, illegal immigration, loss of innocence, friendship, juvenile delinquency, survival, coyote ...
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
SILHOUETTE: Nigerian prostitutes dealing with miscellaneous customers EUGLEN & GERTIAN: Daily recruitment of Albanian immigrants seeking work but without working residency permit. SELF SERVICE: a night with Ahmed, egyptian illegal gas ...
Style:
realistic, neorealism, melancholic, intercultural, semi documentary ...
Plot:
immigrant, social commentary, immigration, social realism, survival, exploitation, prostitution, sex work, slice of life, street life, poverty, city life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
46%
208
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Morocco
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
On his clandestine journey from Cameroon to Europe through the Sahara desert, Léonard meets Hope, a Nigerian girl who's following the same dream.
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
hopes, danger, fall in love, desert, survival, on the road, rescue, starting over, love and romance, immigrant, follow your dream, immigration ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nigeria
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Vuk, a 30-year-old ex-convict haunted by his best friend's suicide, is trying to save his younger brother, Zizi.
Style:
crime drama, emotional, bleak, serious, dramatic ...
Plot:
redemption, second chance, family drama, brotherhood, moral dilemma, isolation, social realism, urban, reform, confrontation, street life, rehabilitation ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Film from Pablo Veliz
Style:
dark, tense, bleak, atmospheric, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
border crossing, immigration, human trafficking, tragedy, illegal immigration, desperation, survival, exploitation, social injustice, border patrol, claustrophobia, solidarity ...
Place:
texas, mexico
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
August 1991. As post-Communist Albania starts falling apart, Giorgio seeks refuge in Italy.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, crime drama, tension ...
Plot:
love triangle, immigration, love interest, relationship problems, problem, love story, love and romance, love affair, survival, escape, identity, jealousy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
italy, albania
Similarity:
42%
320
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A drama centered on an 11-year-old Chechnyan refugee living in Vienna whose life is thrown into disarray when a friend of his deceased father materializes.
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
coming of age, youth, refugee, interracial relations, immigrant, life is a bitch, society, misfit, family drama, grief, single mother, father son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
austria, vienna
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, Philippines, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Four courageous women are faced with the harsh realities of poverty, prejudice, and corruption.
Style:
independent film, crime drama, psychological, realistic, thrilling ...
Plot:
poverty, murder investigation, prostitution, investigation, women, human trafficking, exploitation, social problems, street prostitution, female protagonist, crime investigation, prostitute ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Just as Moses was found in the river Nile, an infant is rescued from a river, and adopted by Miraj, Karim and Sajib in turns over the years, only to be abandoned at the various stages of his life. From innocence to becoming a gangster, the ...
Style:
crime drama, realistic, emotional, bleak, melancholic ...
Plot:
river, male protagonist, orphan, adoption, identity, coming of age, abandonment, loss of innocence, street life, moral ambiguity, gangster, survival ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A grittily realistic tale of prostitution at an Eastern European border town
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sexy, bleak ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, exploitation, down on your luck, seamstress, prostitute, roommate, female protagonist, survival, small town, desperation, young woman, poverty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
slovakia, eastern europe, czech republic
Similarity:
39%
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