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Her Drunken Diary (2024)
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Original name: Zápisník alkoholičky
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The feature film Diary of an Alcoholic tells the dramatic story of a young woman struggling with alcohol addiction. The main heroine (although she often does not act like a heroine) is a young mother who decided not to give up, to start treatment and to fight her demon and her family. How hard is it to admit a drinking problem? Why is not even a small child an obstacle to addiction? Where to get the strength to heal and what comes next? These and many other questions are answered by an authentic and honest cinematic confession of an abstinent alcoholic.
Style:
psychological, realistic, bleak, art house, independent film
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
addiction, alcoholism, recovery, motherhood, rehabilitation, family conflict, domestic drama, female protagonist, support group, self discovery, redemption, character study, honest, trauma, intimate, young mother, crisis, healing, moral dilemma, social issues, branding iron, empathy, bittersweet, alcohol abuse, urban ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
central europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, melancholic and psychological films with plots about character study, intimate, urban, redemption, female protagonist, slow burn and recovery mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Her Drunken Diary: Wandering Home (2010), The Yellow Scarf (2000), A Cross to Bear (2012), Freak City (1999), Pendulum Swings (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
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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Duration: 46 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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