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Pioneer Heroes (2015)
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Original name: Пионеры-герои
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Olga, Katya, and Andrey have known each other since childhood. They moved to Moscow many years ago and have become successful. Olga is an actress, Katya works for a large-scale PR agency, and Andrey is a political analyst. They buy cars, take mortgages, build country houses. Just like everybody else. But their lives bring them neither happiness nor content. The feeling of "something's not right but I can't put my finger on it" underpins the lives of today's thirty-year-olds. Their childhood took place during the Soviet era, when kids dreamed of becoming heroes, believed in spy stories and a bright future. Yet nobody expected that the dream of becoming a hero would be replaced by the dream of stable and predictable existence. People have stopped dreaming of truly grand things. They just play their roles.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspense, suspenseful, melancholic, reflective, existential, dramatic, contemplative, gloomy ...
Plot:
bittersweet, childhood, friends, best friend, thirtysomething life, unhappiness, society, idealism, unfulfillment, grudge, thirty something, boredom, nostalgia, everyday life, frustration, friendship, identity crisis, character study, role playing, coming of age, social realism, slice of life, midlife crisis, city life, social satire ...
Time:
80s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
ussr, moscow russia, russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 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: Serbia
Duration: 106 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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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 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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Duration: 78 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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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, atmospheric, serious, realistic, period piece ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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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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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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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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Plot:
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Duration: 96 min.
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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Story:
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captivating, realistic, sentimental, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: China
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, sentimental, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
china, shanghai, asia
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Country: China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
offbeat, realistic, talky, clever, melancholic
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