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Open (2010)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
OPEN is a hallucinogenic journey through gender, identity, the body, love and how those can be shared by two people. The film consists of interlocking stories lines- the first about two transwomen in a pandrogynous relationship in which they simultaneously receive plastic surgery treatments to mirror each other's features to ideally form into a single person. The second story follows a transman and his new (cisgender) boyfriend as they run away from home and push against their own personal boundaries while dealing with his unexpected pregnancy.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, sincere, atmospheric, touching, independent film, queer cinema
Plot:
gender, transsexual, lgbt, intersex, self discovery, love affair, couples, introspection, gender bending, society, gay, transgender, sexual content, gay subtext, transsexuality, misfit, love and romance, gays and lesbians, social misfits, hopes, unlikely couple, couple relations, love, sex, pregnancy ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, minnesota, minneapolis minnesota
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Duration: 86 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
stockholm sweden, indiana, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 88 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: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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25%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
23%
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Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Time:
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589
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
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: 97 min.
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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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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