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She Is Not Crying, She Is Singing (2011)
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Original name: Elle ne pleure pas, elle chante
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A tale of deliverance. Laura, 27 years old, lives alone in the outskirts of a large town. She learns that her father is in a coma, after a serious car accident. She decides to visit him at the hospital as a last opportunity to settle old scores, perhaps even to get revenge.
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, sincere, touching, disturbing, gloomy
Plot:
hospital, introspection, haunted by the past, family relations, dysfunctional family, estrangement, hopes, father daughter relationship, revenge, car accident, family secret, parents and children, life is a bitch, family problems, nudity, female nudity, male nudity, bare breasts, father daughter estrangement, domineering husband, intensive care, male pubic hair, sexual abuse, father daughter incest, incest rape ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
belgium, europe
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Most similar movies to She Is Not Crying, She Is Singing
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, gloomy and touching films with plots about family relations, family problems, parents and children, estrangement, dysfunctional family, female nudity and unfulfillment mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like She Is Not Crying, She Is Singing: That Lovely Girl (2014), All Is Forgiven (2007), Open Window (2006), Stopped on Track (2011), A Night for Dying Tigers (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Moshe and Tami are a couple, Moshe is in his fifties and Tami is in her early twenties. They live together in a cruel and violent relationship, from which Tami seems unable to set herself free. Tami and Moshe are father and daughter...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, psychological, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
father daughter incest, incest, incestuous sex, sex with father, father daughter sex, sex with daughter, inbreeding, incestuous relationship, family relations, family problems, life is a bitch, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, tel aviv israel, israel
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Victor lives in Vienna with Annette, his beautiful Austrian wife and their daughter Pamela. It’s spring. Fleeing his work, Victor spends his days outside: he plays with Pamela, pays a visit to Annette’s parents, loiters in the park with the drug ...
Style:
realistic, touching, psychological, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
drug addiction, father daughter reunion, family relations, teenager, redemption, parents and children, addiction, family problems, crumbling marriage, estrangement, hopes, unfulfillment ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, austria
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The engagment between a struggling photographer and an assistant professor is marred by an act of violence.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, sincere, independent film
Plot:
dysfunctional family, rape, female nudity, introspection, family problems, couples, dishonesty, crumbling marriage, couple relations, haunted by the past, family in crisis, flashback ...
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Frank and Simone have fulfilled a dream and live with their two children in a row house in the suburbs. They are a happy couple, until the day Frank is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. The family is suddenly confronted with death.
Style:
realistic, contemplative, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
hospital, family relations, family life, unfulfillment, suburbs, male nudity, suffering, family problems, life is a bitch, dealing with death, family in crisis, male pubic hair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The night before Jack (Gil Bellows) is slated to begin a five-year prison sentence for murder, his wife, Melanie (Jennifer Beals), and assorted siblings gather for a dinner to bid Jack farewell and good luck on his trip up the river. But the party ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, dark comedy ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family relations, haunted by the past, family problems, estrangement, couple relations, family secret, sibling rivalry, family drama, conflict, parents and children, regret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Lisa and Marine live a life of relative companionship together, where the only man permitted into the equation is Lisa’s young son, Leo. However, their simple existence is thrown into disarray when Marie meets and falls in love with Alex, a ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sentimental, sincere, indie film ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
family problems, love and romance, parents and children, family relations, haunted by the past, sister sister relationship, bookstore, nudity, male nudity, female nudity, psychology, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, lyon, europe
Similarity:
100%
895
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A man attempts to reclaim the life that prison took from him but his dark past threatens to ruin everything.
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere, gloomy
Plot:
redemption, starting over, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, society, parents and children, family relations, family problems, estrangement, dysfunctional family, hopes, job seeking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, West Germany
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Anna is a film director whose job takes her all over western Europe. In each place she either already has some intimate connection, or readily makes one. People seem drawn to her, but inevitably insist on sharing their inmost secrets and discontents ...
Style:
art house, contemplative, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
lesbian, on the road, women, feminist, female nudity, existential loneliness, nude girl, filmmaking, modernism, lgbtq, woman, woman peeing ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
france, brussels, germany, belgium, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
He can deliver a breathtaking speech on the American soul to flabbergasted schoolboys, get mixed up in the private lives of his citizens, and even get his 18-year-old daughter to swear that never, but never, would she leave home. Meet Simon Wolberg, ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
family in crisis, family relations, parents and children, estrangement, family problems, dysfunctional family, family life, hopes, siblings relations, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, midlife crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
25%
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:
realistic, serious, psychological, gloomy, emotional ...
Plot:
mental disorder, estrangement, family problems, kids in trouble, family relations, human nature, mentally challenged, single parent, misfit, mentally unstable, youth, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
belgium, europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Slovenia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Burdened by memories of their late father, three sisters struggle to escape the suffocating environment of the dying town of Veles. A contemporary story of urban decay, „Jas sum od Titov Veles“ employs a stark realism to depict the vivid ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, touching, contemplative ...
Plot:
adult virgin, introspection, social decay, family relations, dysfunctional family, family problems, society, daydreamer, life is a bitch, small town, economist, nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
macedonia, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Now that Itzhak's father is in a coma, and dying, Itzhak is finally willing to visit him, thus breaking a ten-year silence. During his visits to the hospital, Itzhak, a beaten and reserved man, is frustrated to find himself neglected by his own ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, emotional, touching, serious ...
Plot:
estrangement, family relations, dysfunctional family, family problems, parents and children, family life, siblings relations, grandfather granddaughter relationship, hospital, husband wife relationship, coma, family secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Hannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets ill he tries to reconcile with them and to atone for his cold demeanor in the past.
Style:
realistic, emotional, atmospheric, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
parents and children, family reunited, introspection, redemption, aging, estrangement, family feud, hopes, unfulfillment, minimalism, marriage, retirement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Family members struggle to heal their emotional wounds after an incident of sexual abuse.
Style:
touching, emotional, sincere, realistic, contemplative ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, dysfunctional family, haunted by the past, parents and children, domestic disturbance, family in crisis, life is a bitch, hopes, family problems, redemption, estrangement, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist tries to help a suicidal woman who despises her grown daughter.
Style:
psychological, touching, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
clinic, parent child relationship, family problems, estrangement, dysfunctional family, power relations, family relations, doctors and patients, parents and children, therapy, mother daughter relationship, mother ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
23%
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, elderly, hopes, family problems, countryside, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, aging ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Silvia is a young girl marked by a dark childhood. When she is barely twenty-five, she decides to start over and to face the people, feelings and emotions that keep her bound to the past. In her fight against adversity and against herself, she will ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, thought provoking, melancholic, captivating ...
Plot:
sexual abuse, haunted by the past, starting over, life is a bitch, family problems, family relations, parents and children, abuse, rape, girl, roulette, compulsive gambler ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When Frédérick, the patriarch of the Alsatian Muller family, is conspicuously absent from his son Charles' funeral, Frédérick's surviving son and his granddaughter, raw from their loss, await an explanation. Once revealed, ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
family relations, deportation, family problems, hopes, aging, introspection, haunted by the past, bittersweet, elderly, gender, death in the family, homosexuality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
23%
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292
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Israel
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An Israeli man searches for his father in France.
Style:
realistic, touching, psychological, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
family relations, introspection, estrangement, family problems, investigation, hopes, parents and children, midlife crisis, haunted by the past, gays and lesbians, redemption, aging ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
22%
193
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Louise simultaneously discovers that she is pregnant and that her mother is seriously ill. Happiness and guilt, euphoria and sadness, filial love and love, period. She'll need a good nine months to cope with all this.
Style:
sexy, realistic, touching, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
parents and children, couples, family problems, family relations, artists and showbiz, couple relations, unfulfillment, cancer, rock, strong female presence, female pubic hair, bullfighting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
22%
578
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Michał jedzie do miasta swojego urodzenia, aby załatwić sprawę o którą prosi go szef i od razu wracać. Sprawy przybierają jednak inny obrót. Michał musi pozostać tu parę dni dłużej. Chodząc po mieście spotyka bliskie mu niegdyś ...
Style:
contemplative, atmospheric, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
self discovery, haunted by the past, homecoming, family relations, buddies, parents and children, redemption, estrangement, bittersweet, profanity, friends, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, europe
Similarity:
22%
738
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Three sisters, all adrift and in crisis, reunite at their childhood home as their domineering mother arranges a big birthday. But as the festivities come to an end, repressed conflicts rise to the surface. Old wounds are opened and a new family is ...
Style:
realistic, touching, atmospheric, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
family relations, family life, homecoming, family gatherings, under the surface, parents and children, estrangement, strong female presence, family problems, siblings relations, male nudity, nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Natalia is a 17-year-old mom living with her mother and son, Antos. She wanted to have a baby because it was a “cool” thing to do, and because she feels she has someone to love; someone who can love her in return. Everything changes when ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
parent child relationship, teenage life, immaturity, family problems, couples, babies and infants, hopes, pregnancy, dysfunctional family, youth, mother child relationship, birth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
On the request of his mother Gitte, Marko, who has been living in Berlin for years, drives off to the countryside to visit his parents. His hopes of spending a quiet and relaxing time with his family fall short when Gitte surprises everyone by ...
Style:
sincere, serious, disturbing, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
mental illness, family relations, parents and children, introspection, estrangement, family problems, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, housewife, berlin wall, stasi, bittersweet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Vietnam, France, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In an old house in Hanoi, Bi, a 6-year-old child lives with his parents, his aunt and their cook. His favorite playgrounds are an ice factory and the wild grass along the river. After being absent for years, his grandfather, seriously ill, reappears ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, touching, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
childhood, dysfunctional family, family life, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, family problems, estrangement, youth, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, alcohol abuse, grandfather grandson relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
vietnam, asia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Marc is a passionate cyclist and urban slacker who avoids work and responsibility. Marc's life changes from one moment to the next when he suffers a life-changing accident. He can either wallow in self-pity or tackle the beast called life with ...
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
cyclist, life is a bitch, couple relations, hopes, disability, parents and children, human nature, misfit, human spirit, redemption, family relations, new love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A man trying to keep himself afloat and marry the woman he loves sees all that's dear to him threatened in this drama. Marcus (Sam Louwyck) works as a maintenance man for a Belgian power company, keeping lines and electrical towers in repair ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, touching, atmospheric, gloomy ...
Plot:
family relations, estrangement, workplace, family life, parents and children, human nature, unfulfillment, love, working class, accident, father daughter relationship, life is a bitch ...
Place:
europe, belgium, rotterdam netherlands
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A recovering alcoholic travels to the untamed coast of Patagonia to reconnect with his estranged daughter in this gentle yet deeply resonant drama from Argentine writer-director Carlos Sorin.
Style:
realistic, touching, atmospheric, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
rehabilitation, redemption, family relations, introspection, estrangement, parents and children, father daughter reunion, recovering alcoholic, journey, self discovery, shark, doom ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, patagonia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland, Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A poignant story, told with sincerity and humor, about a young woman´s dramatic childhood and about her grief and the struggle to move on. Noomi Rapace plays the main character in her first feature after the success with the Millennium trilogy and ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, touching, bleak ...
Plot:
family relations, introspection, dysfunctional family, family problems, haunted by the past, parents and children, nordic, child abuse, husband wife relationship, abusive husband, addiction, drug addiction ...
Time:
year 2010, 70s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
They never expected Kyra to turn up again. The two brothers and their sister, brought together when their father dies, are stunned by the appearance of their sister.Kyra suddenly vanished over twenty years ago during the breakup of the hippie ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sincere, atmospheric ...
Plot:
family relations, self discovery, dysfunctional family, haunted by the past, family problems, death in the family, siblings relations, family reunited, mother son relationship, family secret, mother daughter relationship, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
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19%
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