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The Official Story (1985)
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Original name: La historia oficial
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Argentina
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After the end of the Dirty War, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
Style:
political, sad, captivating, sincere, suspenseful, disturbing, emotional, realistic, light, epic ...
Plot:
adoption, politics, military coup, family relations, society, dictatorship, uncover truth, parents and children, political unrest, haunted by the past, state affairs, capitalism, chess, civil war, nonviolent resistance, secret, military dictatorship, dictator, humanity, political intrigue, international relations, children, women, death, genocide ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century, year 1983
Place:
latin america, argentina, bolivia, spain, south america, buenos aires argentina, italy ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out intellectual, social, realistic and serious films with plots about death, murder, resistance, torture, protest, military and human rights mostly in Drama, History and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Official Story: Colonia (2015), Captive (2003), No (2012), Sweet Country (1987), Clandestine Childhood (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, UK, Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.
Style:
suspense, harsh, psychological, emotional, political ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
religious fanatic, religion, genocide, dictatorship, torture chamber, sect, abuse, kidnapping, escape, torture, prison, man punching a woman ...
Time:
70s, year 2015, year 1973
Place:
chile, peru, germany, south america, italy ...
Similarity:
100%
739
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Cristina's life is thrown into turmoil when she is suddenly escorted from her strict Catholic school in Buenos Aires and told that she is really Sofía Lombardi, the daughter of activists who disappeared in the '70s. Questioning everything ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
family relations, society, uncover truth, haunted by the past, against humanity, life is a bitch, adoption, missing person, political unrest, teenage life, hidden truth, kidnapping ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
latin america, spain, france, italy, europe ...
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70%
27K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Chile, France, Mexico, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition ...
Style:
political, cerebral, psychological, sentimental, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dictatorship, campaign, democracy, protest, politics, advertising, underdog, dictator, political conspiracy, society, exile, rebellion ...
Time:
80s, year 2012, year 1988, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place:
chile, latin america, santiago chile, south america, venezuela ...
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65%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Greece, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
An American couple in Chile is drawn into the turmoil that followed President Salvador Allende's 1973 overthrow.
Style:
intellectual, social
Plot:
capitalism, politics, coup, coup d'etat, abuse of power, ambassador, youth, sadism, kidnapping, media, abuse, voting ...
Time:
year 1987
Place:
latin america, chile, south america, europe, santiago chile
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain, Brazil
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, who only has one name. Based on true facts, set in the Argentina of ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, realistic, intellectual, social
Plot:
dictatorship, youth, coming of age, family relations, disappearance, hidden identity, school, family life, disorder, parents and children, dishonesty, boy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1979
Place:
latin america, argentina, buenos aires argentina, italy, south america ...
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63%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Argentina, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A beautiful Argentine activist receives preferential treatment from a man supposed to torture her.
Style:
political, mindfuck, thought provoking, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, operation condor, dictator, capitalism, torture, dictatorship, politics, state terrorism, coup, american imperialism, unrequited love, political repression ...
Time:
70s
Place:
latin america, buenos aires argentina, argentina, europe, chile ...
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62%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Argentina, UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In a David-vs-Goliath battle and under constant threat, Julio Strassera, Luis Moreno Ocampo and their young legal team of unlikely heroes dared to prosecute Argentina’s bloodiest military dictatorship against all odds and in a race against time to ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, intellectual, social ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, lawyer, court, boy, politics, trial, attorney, courtroom, murder, investigation, courtroom drama, lawyers and clients ...
Time:
year 1985, year 1984, 80s
Place:
argentina, venezuela, brazil, italy, germany ...
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61%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Mexico, Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and after the military coup on September 11th 1973.
Style:
serious, captivating, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
coup d'etat, military coup, ambassador, politics, society, life is a bitch, political unrest, injustice, human spirit, revolution, diplomacy, human rights ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1973
Place:
chile, latin america, europe, south america
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Mexico, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A second rated journalist from the US tries his luck in El Salvador during the military dictatorship in the 1980s.
Style:
suspense, political, thought provoking, factual, harsh ...
Plot:
civil war, photojournalist, revolution, dictator, war correspondent, politics, journalism, war, dictatorship, reporter, assassination, cold war ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1986, 70s
Place:
latin america, central america, san francisco, south america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, atmospheric ...
Plot:
politics, society, rebellion, life is a bitch, dishonesty, state affairs, legal, downfall, against humanity, trial, politician, human rights ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1998
Place:
latin america, chile, london, england, south america ...
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60%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Night of the Pencils was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of a number of young students during the last Argentine dictatorship (known as the National Reorganization Process). The ...
Style:
disturbing, political, mindfuck, manga, intellectual ...
Plot:
capitalism, torture, state terrorism, protest, capitalist society, kidnapping, dictatorship, assassination, violence, electric torture, woman, investments ...
Time:
70s
Place:
argentina, spain, peru, italy, venezuela ...
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59%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Rita Vogt is a radical West German terrorist who abandons the revolution and settles in East Germany with a new identity provided by the East German secret service. She lives in constant fear of having her cover blown, which unavoidably happens ...
Style:
melancholic, captivating, tense, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
lesbian, politics, terrorism, berlin wall, runaway, raf, loneliness, existentialism, starting over, danger, state affairs, lesbian sex ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
germany, east germany, angola, berlin germany, german democratic republic ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of Argentina's military death squads during the 1970s is brought to the screen in this thriller. In 1977, Claudio Tamburrini (Rodrigo de la Serna) was a goalie for a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, thrilling, crime drama ...
Plot:
dictatorship, politics, false accusation, murder, prison, terrorism, on the run, danger, prison escape, football, operation condor, prison life ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
latin america, south america, argentina, bolivia, europe ...
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58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Soviet docudrama chronicling the events surrounding the military coup which toppled the leftists Chilean government of Salvador Allende. This film confines its efforts to the main events themselves and is based on interviews with eyewitnesses, ...
Style:
social, intellectual
Plot:
military coup, dictatorship, capitalism, operation condor, dictator, coup d'etat, exile, prison, migration, government, convict, boss ...
Time:
70s, year 1973
Place:
soviet union, chile, europe, south america, colombia ...
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Chile, Spain, UK, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) ...
Style:
political, touching, sincere, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
childhood, coming of age, sexual initiation, politics, friendship, poverty, youth, dictatorship, boy, communism, trauma, demonstration ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
chile, latin america, south america, santiago chile, spain ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, France, Argentina
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Based on a true story occurred in 1974, this is the tale of sisters Justa, Lucia, and Luciana Quispe, sheperds in the Chilean altiplano who lead a solitary life. A visitor brings news about a law that might change their way of living. This event ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
legislation, family relations, life turned upside down, isolation, family in crisis, wilderness, sister sister relationship, women, suicide, mountain, solitary, siblings relations ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1974
Place:
chile, latin america, germany, venezuela, south america ...
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina, New Zealand
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
During the World Cup final between Argentina and Holland, in times of military dictatorship, a group of torturers kidnap a group of young people. What begins as an inhumane interrogation turns into hell: the wrong group has been kidnapped.
Style:
intellectual, social
Plot:
supernatural horror, torture, sadism, democracy, communist, anti communism, activist, radical, intervention, ambassador, nationalism, reform ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
south america, uruguay, brazil, italy, latin america ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Argentina, Qatar
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, intellectual, social
Plot:
family relations, dictatorship, lifestyle change, changing lives, child custody, family problems, problem, dictator, curfew, priest, killing, blackout ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
chile, pacific ocean, south america, colombia, latin america
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tomás Kóblic, a former pilot and captain of the Argentinian Navy, disobeys an order and becomes a fugitive in order to survive. He chooses to hide in a small town in the south of the country, where his presence will catch the attention of the ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, social, intellectual ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, forced incest, haunted by the past, sex scene, military, guilty conscience, murder, colonel, dog, airplane, pilot, uncle ...
Time:
year 1977, year 2016, 70s
Place:
argentina, italy, south america, europe, spain ...
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to a South American country to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a right-wing military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he ...
Style:
political, emotional, political thriller, thought provoking, talky ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dictatorship, politics, military coup, missing person, coup d'etat, political conspiracy, political intrigue, corruption, conspiracy, journalist, violence, military ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1982, year 1973
Place:
chile, latin america, south america, santiago chile, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Mexico
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In Chile, 1973, during the last days of Salvador Allende's presidency, an employee at a Morgue's recording office falls for a burlesque dancer who mysteriously disappears.
Style:
captivating, serious, sincere, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot:
morgue, autopsy, latin american history, missing person, obsessive quest, love and romance, political unrest, cabaret, imperialism, coup d'etat, unsettling, coup ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, year 2010, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
latin america, chile, south america, bolivia
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Finland, Chile
Duration: 285 min.
TV show
Story:
Invisible Heroes tells the heroic tale of young Finnish diplomats in Chile during 1973’s infamous military coup. Finnish diplomats Tapani Brotherus and Ilkka Jaamala along with Tapani’s wife Lysa Brotherus helped over 2000 left-wing Chileans ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, disturbing, serious, social ...
Plot:
military coup, dictatorship, diplomat, cold war, army, military, human rights, politics, refugee, communism, embassy, diplomacy ...
Time:
year 1973, 70s
Place:
chile, south america, finland, east germany, bolivia ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
"The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. To create the stage version of "The Laramie Project," the eight-member New York-based Tectonic Theatre ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, sincere, bleak ...
Plot:
gay interest, lgbtq, violence, homosexuality, politics, gay bashing, sexuality, gay, lgbt, glbt, gay slur, sin ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa, wyoming, san francisco, california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Bulgaria
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A semi-fictional account on the fatidic September 11, 1973, when the military commanded by General Pinochet took over the power from socialist president Salvador Allende, initiating a dictatorship that lasted until 1988 causing the deaths and ...
Style:
social, intellectual
Plot:
coup, coup d'etat, cold war, politics, history of chile, senator, cia agent, tank, military coup, president, cia, journalism ...
Time:
year 1973, 20th century, 70s
Place:
santiago chile, chile, latin america, europe, south america
Similarity:
55%
152
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dreaming of a better life, a young woman leaves her country home and moves to the city where she only finds trouble.
Style:
intellectual, social, dark comedy
Plot:
military dictatorship, army, operation condor, sergeant, desert, execution, fish, conscience, pregnancy, political prisoner, captain, dictatorship ...
Place:
chile, south america, europe, latin america
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Carmen spends 40 years of her life seeking for justice after the murder of her husband.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, historical drama ...
Plot:
dictatorship, investigation, human rights, repression, justice, military coup, activism, authoritarianism, testimony, trauma, problem, attorney ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, year 1973, 70s
Place:
chile, bolivia, south america, venezuela, brazil ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Irene is a magazine editor living under the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Francisco is a handsome photographer and he comes to Irene for a job. As a sympathizer with the underground resistance movement, Francisco opens her eyes and ...
Style:
erotic, political, eros, scenic, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dictatorship, politics, military coup, female nudity, escape, lust, photographer, military, hospital, rebellion, investigation, justice ...
Time:
70s, year 1994, year 1973, 1920s
Place:
chile, latin america, south america, europe, spain ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Chile, Argentina, Brazil
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Three friends are part of a fascist opposition group in the chaotic Chile of the early 70's and together commit a political crime that changes the history of the country and incidentally involves them in a betrayal that separates them forever.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, disturbing, intellectual ...
Plot:
operation condor, murder, husband wife relationship, politics, investigation, fascist, death, society, testimony, betrayal, love triangle, fascism ...
Time:
70s
Place:
chile, south america, latin america
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
True story of thirteen totally normal young women that suffered harsh questioning and were put in prison under made up charges of helping the rebellion against Franco back in the 1940s. Despite of their innocence, the thirteen were soon executed ...
Style:
disturbing, emotional, touching, social, hispanic ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, hopes, injustice, spanish history, social decay, false accusation, woman in danger, danger, dishonesty, society, betrayal, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1938, year 1939 ...
Place:
spain, morocco, catalonia, europe, barcelona ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, France, Canada
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Higinio and Rosa have only been married for a few months when the Civil War breaks out, representing a serious threat to his life. Helped by his wife, they decide to use a hole dug into their own home as a provisional hiding place. The fear of ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, hispanic ...
Plot:
dictatorship, spanish civil war, secret, revenge, assassination, political repression, fear, arrest, small village, spanish history, hiding place, delusion ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1936, year 1945 ...
Place:
iberian peninsula, spain, andalusia, europe, morocco ...
Similarity:
43%
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