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A Dark Truth (2012)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the jungles of Ecuador, blood taints the waters. A multinational conglomerate's unholy alliance with a bloodthirsty military regime has resulted in a massacre. Only the rebel Francisco Franco and his determined wife Mia can prove the truth. To settle a personal debt, former CIA agent Jack Begosian takes on the freelance assignment to rescue Francisco and risks everything in a brutal battle to expose the cover-up.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, spiritual, action packed, independent film, surprise ending, neo noir, suspense
Plot:
cia, corruption, corporate crime, danger, life is a bitch, injustice, state affairs, uncover truth, legal, testimony, dishonesty, spy, conspiracy, corporation, assassination, intelligence agency, secret service, cia agent, political conspiracy, law enforcement, covert operation, epiphany, jungle, redemption, hopes ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, ecuador, south america, latin america, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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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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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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36%
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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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: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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718
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Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA, China, Spain, Japan, Iceland, Germany, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Time:
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Duration: 99 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: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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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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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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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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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Monaco
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Harmon is a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team--seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp--he flies to Istanbul and uncovers a brutal plot: Islamic extremists plan to use Sonora drug-smuggling ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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