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Home Sweet Home (2001)
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Original name: Hem ljuva hem
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The wife and son of an unemployed, foul-tempered man suffer under ever-worsening domestic violence. One day while his father is taking a nap, the young son decides to take matters into his own hands. In a panic, the wife and son both believe the man is dead and dump him on a roadside. The man survives, however, and returns home weeks later confined to a wheelchair probably for the rest of his life. How will each member in the family cope with this new situation?
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, psychological, realistic
Plot:
domestic violence, abusive father, family relations, family problems, disability, family in crisis, parents and children, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, domestic disturbance, couple relations, homecoming, unsupportive spouse, father son relationship, guilt, domineering father, youth, bad father, domestic abuse, forgiveness, patricide, attempted murder, marriage as hell, abusive husband
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
eastern europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and emotional films with plots about family relations, parents and children, family problems, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, family in crisis and youth mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Home Sweet Home: Mouth to Mouth (2005), Suddenly (2006), Father Is a Dog (2010), Among Us (2010), Blondie (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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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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Plot:
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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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