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Wolfgang (2025)
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Original name: Wolfgang (Extraordinari)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Wolfgang, a 9-year-old boy with an IQ of 125, is forced to live with his father, Carles, whom he has never seen, after the sudden death of his mother. He has one obsession, to run away to Paris to study at the Grimald Academy and become the best pianist in the world. But what Wolfgang doesn’t know is that the biggest challenge is right in front of him and that is to get along with his father.
Style:
uplifting, melancholic, realistic
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, children, youth, child prodigy, personal growth, classical music, ambition, coming of age, moving, parenting, grief, resilience, identity, loss of mother, hopes, intimate, heartwarming, sacrifice, bittersweet, competition, pianist
Time:
2020s, contemporary
Place:
paris france
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Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
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Duration: 146 min.
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Duration: 108 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Duration: 98 min.
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Place:
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Duration: 98 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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