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Machete Language (2011)
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Original name: El lenguaje de los machetes
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Ray and Ramona is a young couple in their 30s. They hate the injustice of the social context they are part of. Each from their own niche Ramona as a musician, Ray as an activist tries to fight for a more just world. Devoted to self-sabotage, Ray fails in his rebellion and drags Ramona into a downward spiral that culminates in an act of poetic terrorism.
Style:
captivating, disturbing
Plot:
musician, singer, activist, political activist, life is a bitch, fighting the system, social problems, social issues, church, bare breasts, explosion, concert, scar
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, psychological and thought provoking films with plots about life is a bitch, social problems, social issues, society, suspense, female protagonist and family problems mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Machete Language: Jin (2013), Querô: A Damned Report (2007), 10,000 Black Men Named George (2002), Ah, Wilderness: Part 1 (2017), Little Red Wagon (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 95 min.
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 157 min.
Story:
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disturbing, psychological, captivating
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
With nothing more than a blazing spirit of philanthropy and his beat-up red wagon, Zach sets out to help homeless children in America. In the process, he sweeps his fractured family - and ultimately the entire country - along with him.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating
Audience:
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Plot:
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Two years after her sister Liliana disappeared without a trace, Mariana receives painful closure when her body is finally discovered. Mariana’s pain empowers her to embark on a tireless mission to learn the truth about what happened to Liliana – ...
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Plot:
violence, social problems, life is a bitch, social issues, female protagonist, women, society, social injustice, sorority, gender issues, gender equality
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama
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Story:
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Style:
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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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