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The Peddler (1987)
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Original name: دستفروش
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The movie consists of three episodes that explore the lives of poor and desperate in Iran. In episode one, a very poor couple with many crippled children abandon their newly born baby in hopes that it will have a better future. In the second episode, a mentally impaired and isolated young man tries to take care of his senile mother who is almost dead. In the third episode, a cowardly and desperate peddler tries to escape from his boss.
Style:
anthology, realistic, bleak, melancholic, poignant, tragicomedy, existential
Plot:
poverty, disability, desperation, social realism, economic inequality, old age, survival, mental illness, working class, oppression, exploitation, hopelessness, slice of life, class conflict, character study, humanist, death, isolation, birth, compassion, child abandonment, empathy, retiring, dark humor, minimalism ...
Place:
iran, middle east, persia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, realistic, bleak and emotional films with plots about poverty, social realism, slice of life, isolation, character study, survival and working class mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Peddler: Eden (2016), The Particle (2012), The Brick and the Mirror (1965), Lines (2016), One-Third (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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180
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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105
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 110 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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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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445
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Country: Iran
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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394
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Country: Germany
Duration: 87 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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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
Feature film
Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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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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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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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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Style:
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