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Prince of Tears (2009)
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Prince of Tears (2009)
Original name: 淚王子
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A shameful period in Taiwanese history provides the backdrop for this emotional drama from writer and director Yonfan (aka Yang Fan). In 1949, in the wake of the 228 Incident (in which anti-government protesters launched a rebellion that was violently put down by authorities), Taiwan came under martial law, and through much of the 1950s brutal reprisals against suspected communists were commonplace. During the years of the "White Terror," thousand of supposed dissidents were killed, imprisoned or simply disappeared at the hands of the military police.
Style: atmospheric, captivating, emotional, stylized, serious, realistic
Plot: life is a bitch, danger, family problems, false accusation, confined, political unrest, wartime life, false arrest, life turned upside down, captivity, parents and children, family in danger, family relations, youth, siblings relations, state affairs, adolescence vs adulthood, school, children, pilot, mathematics, book, father, cinema, communism ...
Time: 50s, 1940s, 20th century, 40s
Place: taiwan
Keyword: chinese, retrospective

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, emotional and captivating films with plots about family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, youth, family problems, coming of age and dysfunctional family mostly in Drama, History and Family genres. Some movies like Prince of Tears: Kabei: Our Mother (2008), When Andrew Came Home (2000), Kamchatka (2002), Nobody Owns Me (2013), Son of Babylon (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her ...
Style: serious, touching, sincere, realistic, emotional ...
Plot: life is a bitch, world war two, parents and children, nationalism, wartime life, political unrest, japanese military, state affairs, unsupportive parent, single parent, death in the family, society ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: japan, asia, tokyo
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95%
When Andrew Came Home (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A mother searches for five years to find her kidnapped son in this fact-based drama. Unexpectedly the boy is found, but the reunion is not as she hoped. She now has to deal with five years of abuse that the boy suffered at the hands of his ...
Style: touching, realistic, serious, emotional, sad
Plot: kids in trouble, kidnapping, coming of age, family in crisis, dysfunctional family, parents and children, captivity, family problems, estrangement, danger, confined, hopes ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
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Kamchatka (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain, Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The movie show us how life was in Argentina for dissident people, in the seventies, under the military government.
Style: serious, sincere, sentimental, realistic, political ...
Plot: coming of age, life is a bitch, family in danger, family life, youth, confined, parents and children, political unrest, isolation, society, totalitarianism, parent child relationship ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place: argentina, latin america, buenos aires argentina
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Nobody Owns Me (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The story of a lone father's relationship with his daughter, of the destructive power of alcohol, of a child's vulnerability, but also of love, betrayal and socialist politics in 1970s Sweden. A unique and moving story freely based on Åsa ...
Style: touching, bleak, emotional, realistic, serious ...
Plot: working class, parents and children, life turned upside down, youth, family relations, single parent, disorder, family problems, dysfunctional family, children, addiction, parents ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s
Place: eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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Son of Babylon (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Iraq, UK, France, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A willful young boy follows his just as obstinate grandmother in a journey across Iraq, determined to discover the fate of her missing son, Ahmed's father, who never returned from war.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, emotional, touching, independent film ...
Plot: human spirit, political unrest, adolescence vs adulthood, youth, hopes, family relations, escapades, desert, arab, boy, international relations, children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
A Time in Quchi (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Bao stays with his grandfather for the summer and is shocked to see there are no modern appliances.
Style: realistic, touching, atmospheric, captivating, serious
Plot: friendship, coming of age, family relations, family problems, friends, parents and children, elderly, youth, countryside, school, boy, siblings relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: taiwan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Back to 1942 (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 145 min.
Story: In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated ...
Style: serious, captivating, rough, realistic, bleak ...
Plot: world war two, sino japanese war, chaos, danger, life is a bitch, survival, family problems, family in danger, wartime life, on the road, on the run, against humanity ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, year 1942
Place: china, taiwan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
I Travel Alone (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jarle Klepp is a 25-year-old student of literature with a passion for Adorno, Proust and grown-up women - and definitely not Tamagochi's, Lady Di and small kids. The news that he is the father of a seven year old girl - and that she will come ...
Style: realistic, contemplative, emotional, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: adolescence vs adulthood, parents and children, family relations, life turned upside down, youth, friends, society, couples, nordic, twentysomething life, student life, night ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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A City of Sadness (1989)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 157 min.
Story: Soon after Japan relinquishes control of Taiwan in 1945, the Lin brothers face hardships from the changing culture. Bar owner Wen-heung (Chen Sown-yung), the eldest brother, falls foul of local gangsters, Wen-sun disappears, and Wen-leung, scarred ...
Style: realistic, saga, sad, black and white, aesthetic ...
Plot: mute or deaf, family relations, family life, political unrest, wartime life, siblings relations, family tradition, black market, family in danger, family problems, state affairs, society ...
Time: 1940s, year 1989, 20th century
Place: taiwan, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Ramchand: The Untouchable Pakistani (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Based on a actual events, the story is about a Pakistani Hindu boy and his father who accidentally cross the border into India from their village in Pakistan at a time of extreme war like tension between the 2 countries and end up spending 5 years ...
Style: disturbing, realistic, serious, emotional, informative ...
Plot: prison, border, hindu, confined, life is a bitch, family problems, injustice, wartime life, parents and children, missing person, prison life, boy ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: pakistan, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
For the Love of a Child (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: 1959, support from US troops based in Asia and later from the Sates enables two actresses to start a charity for mixed-race 'orphans' who are locally neglected as outcasts. Thus originates Childhelp, which later runs multi-disciplinary ...
Style: touching, disturbing, rough, realistic, serious ...
Plot: child abuse, orphan, rescue, danger, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, parents and children, selflessness, family relations, family problems, adoption, abuse ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 50s
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped; over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that could rip their marriage and lives apart.
Style: emotional, realistic, serious, tense, captivating ...
Plot: kidnapping, under the surface, parents and children, danger, uncover truth, family relations, life turned upside down, disorder, secret, african american, women of color, black girl ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new orleans, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Torn (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Two families bond when their teenage sons are killed in an explosion at a suburban mall only to discover one of their children is the prime suspect.
Style: realistic, emotional, serious, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot: life turned upside down, police investigation, family in crisis, parents and children, family relations, dishonesty, family problems, shopping mall, death in the family, terrorism, dealing with death, suburbs ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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The Prize (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, France, Poland, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Ceci, a seven year old girl, has to keep a huge secret, but she doesn't completely understand what is the secret about. The life of her family depends on her silence. But what exactly must she keep silent about? Ceci and her mom live hidden ...
Style: serious, touching, sentimental, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot: school, dictatorship, military, rebelliousness, parents and children, political unrest, family in danger, family relations, repression, rebellion, dishonesty, village ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: argentina, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Almayer's Folly (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A tale of an occidental merchant, Kaspar Almayer, whose dreams of riches for his beloved daughter, Nina, collapse under the weight of his own greed and prejudice.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot: obsession, parents and children, family relations, society, tragic hero, life is a bitch, unfulfillment, ambition, hopes, racism, rivalry, gambling ...
Time: 20th century, 50s
Place: asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Teacher Rob Dekoster is a good man, albeit a bit too frivolous and liberal with funds the local arts center's interim director. His wife Nelle, who sometimes abuses drugs, spoils his ingrate teenage stepdaughter Sandy, who is kind only to her ...
Style: serious, realistic, tense, captivating, thought provoking
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Time: 21st century
Place: belgium, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Angel at Sea (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Louis is a twelve year old boy who lives with his parents and older brother in southern Morocco. Louis is very happy until the day his father shares a secret with him.
Style: sincere, psychological, disturbing, emotional, serious ...
Plot: mental illness, family problems, life is a bitch, parents and children, father son relationship, secret, youth, suicide, depression, hopes, danger, boy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: morocco, africa, atlantic ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
 6.7
 780
Blessed (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Seven lost children wander the night streets while their mothers await their return home.
Style: atmospheric, sincere, captivating, touching, emotional ...
Plot: self discovery, juvenile delinquency, missing child, teenage life, youth, family relations, rebellion, dysfunctional family, rebelliousness, family problems, estrangement, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: melbourne, australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Just Ask My Children (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Based on the true story of a modern-day witch hunt, in which a couple is falsely accused and imprisoned for molesting their own children.
Style: disturbing, thought provoking, serious, emotional, sad ...
Plot: fighting the system, false accusation, courtroom drama, family problems, injustice, life is a bitch, legal, legal action, dishonesty, parents and children, plaintiff, trial ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Me and You (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story: An introverted teenager tells his parents he is going on a ski trip, but instead spends his time alone in a basement.
Style: touching, atmospheric, serious, stylized, existential ...
Plot: youth, teenage life, heroin addict, estrangement, dysfunctional family, dishonesty, confined, life is a bitch, family problems, addiction, parents and children, coming of age ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Dad (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 71 min.
Story: After a long separation, a father and his son spend the day fishing on the river bank. On a beautiful autumn Sunday, surrounded by the majestic countryside, they seem to be alone in the world. They must start all over again.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, sincere, stylized, serious ...
Plot: family relations, youth, parent child relationship, countryside, parents and children, father son relationship, nature, kids and family, father and son, separated parents, father, river ...
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Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
House with a Turret (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 80 min.
Story: During the final winter of WWII, as displaced persons return to their former homes in the Soviet Union, an 8-year-old boy is left alone when his mother dies en route.
Style: realistic, serious, atmospheric, stylized, road movie ...
Plot: youth, orphan, on the road, society, human nature, life is a bitch, wartime life, world war two, little boy, death of mother, traumatic childhood, winter ...
Time: 1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place: ukraine
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Pandora's Box (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story: When an aging matriarch starts showing signs of dementia, her dysfunctional family in Istanbul must navigate a minefield of unresolved issues to care for her.
Style: serious, touching, sentimental, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, family relations, estrangement, siblings relations, self discovery, hopes, elderly, family problems, parents and children, countryside, adolescence vs adulthood, introspection ...
Time: 21st century
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Lou (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Living in rural New South Wales, working-class single mother Rhia is struggling to evade debt collectors and raise three young daughters. The eldest, and hardened beyond her years, Lou blames Rhia for the departure of her father, who walked out 10 ...
Style: realistic, emotional, touching, psychological, captivating ...
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Time: 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 5.8
 335
Rebounce (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story: REBOUNCE is a colorful, tough and powerful film featuring Frederikke Dahl Hansen in the leading role. She plays opposite Anne Sofie Espersen and Dar Salim, and despite being only 16 years old she portrays toughness, charm, and vulnerability ...
Style: realistic, captivating, emotional, rough, psychological ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: denmark, scandinavia, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
A Brand New Life (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, South Korea
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Young Jinhee is taken by her father to an orphanage near Seoul. He leaves her there never to return, and she struggles to come to grips with her fate. Jinhee desperately believes her father will come back for her and take her on a trip. The film is ...
Style: sincere, serious, touching, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: children, orphan, youth, adoption, dysfunctional family, family relations, hopes, parents and children, girl, child abandonment, abandoned by father, family problems ...
Time: year 2009, 70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place: korea, south korea, seoul, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
The Orheim Company (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A strong, human tale about a boy growing up with an alcoholic father, but also an energetic story about teenage lust, pain and passion – about liberation and redemption.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, emotional, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: family relations, childhood, parenthood, parents and children, teenage life, haunted by the past, coming of age, youth, coping, orphan, criminality, mountain ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 5.6
 353
Orange Honey (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Andalusia in the fifties. Enrique and Carmen just meet and fall deeply in love. Carmen gets him to stay in military service in a court of the city. Enrique, in view of the injustices he witnesses every day, realizes that to change the course of ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful
Plot: soldier, against the rules, rebelliousness, moral dilemma, rebellion, fighting the system, life turned upside down, injustice, society, life is a bitch, state affairs, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place: spain, andalusia
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
The Cruel Embrace (1987)
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Nicole (Marianne Basler) gives birth to a mentally challenged boy after she is gang-raped by American soldiers at the close of World War II in this grim dramatic tragedy. Young Ludo is hidden in the attic of the family home and continues to yearn ...
Style: serious, psychological, realistic, gloomy, touching ...
Plot: mental disorder, parents and children, haunted by the past, dysfunctional family, isolation, kids in trouble, family relations, estrangement, family problems, single parent, misfit, mentally challenged ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: europe, belgium
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Mommo (2009)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A brother and sister are split up after their mother dies, their father remarries, and their new stepmother rejects them.
Style: touching, sincere, atmospheric, serious, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: kids in trouble, dysfunctional family, family relations, youth, estrangement, siblings relations, family problems, life is a bitch, life turned upside down, death in the family, brother sister relationship, child ...
Time: 21st century
Place: turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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