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Katzelmacher (1969)
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In this unflinching German drama by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a group of young slackers, including the couple Erich and Marie, spend most of their time hanging out in front of a Munich apartment building. When a Greek immigrant named Jorgos, moves in, however, their aimless lives are shaken up. Soon new tensions arise both within the group and with Jorgos, particularly when Marie threatens to leave Erich for the outsider.
Style:
art house, sexual, contemplative, thought provoking, bleak, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, gloomy ...
Plot:
racism, migration, small town, jealousy, male female relationship, boys and girls, passive aggression, inn, racial discrimination, refugee, conversation, xenophobia, bourgeoisie, foreigner, misfit, life is a bitch, greek, injustice, gays and lesbians, society, social misfits, gender, small town life, immigrant, love ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
greece, germany, europe, munich germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, thought provoking and bleak films with plots about society, life is a bitch, injustice, family relations, murder, male nudity and culture clash mostly in Drama, Romance and Crime genres. Some movies like Katzelmacher: The Third Generation (1979), Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970), I Only Want You to Love Me (1976), Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), Blood Done Sign My Name (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 104 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
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Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: West Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: West Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Country: West Germany
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Story:
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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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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Story:
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