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Faustina (1994)
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Original name: Faustyna
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
The Life of saint Maria Faustyna Kowalska, a Polish Nun.
Style:
sincere, uplifting, thought provoking, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, contemplative, gloomy
Plot:
catholic, saint, christian, nun, catholic saint, monk, convent, church, family relations, supernatural ability, society, clergy, hopes, religions or cults, biopic, religion, faith, mercy, painting, a vision, suffering
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 30s, 20s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and touching films with plots about religion, faith, christian, biopic, hopes, saint and catholic mostly in Drama, Biography and Family genres. Some movies like Faustina: Theresa: The Body of Christ (2007), Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005), Breakthrough (2019), Father Damien (1999), Therese (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama
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Story:
In the 16th century, the daughter of a Spanish nobleman joins a convent and becomes a spiritual leader.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 116 min.
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Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The life of little St. Therese of Lisieux, depicted in minimalist vignettes. Therese and her sisters are all nuns in a Carmelite convent. Her devotion to Jesus and her concept of "the little way" to God are shown clearly, using plain ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The mesmerizing story of a young girl's romance with God. Her faith, trials, and sacrifices reveal a way of life based on love and simplicity. A contemplative film based on the true story of Saint Therese of Lisieux, the most popular saint of ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain, UK, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
The poor Italian peasant boy Francesco already has visions of Jesus and Mary as a child, but the Devil visits him too. He, Francesco, is quite certain that he will become a priest. After entering the Capuchin Order it becomes clear that Padre Pio ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Place:
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33%
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Duration: 157 min.
Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: Poland
Duration: 107 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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Country: Italy, UK, Poland
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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