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Ramchand Pakistani (2008)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on a actual events, the story is about a Pakistani Hindu boy and his father who accidentally cross the border into India from their village in Pakistan at a time of extreme war like tension between the 2 countries and end up spending 5 years in an Indian prison while the mother left behind wonders what has happened to them.
Style:
disturbing, serious, emotional, realistic, inspirational, islamic, informative, bleak
Plot:
border, prison, hindu, confined, missing person, parents and children, life is a bitch, prison life, injustice, family problems, wartime life, boy, little boy, sex crime, village, family relations, family in crisis, state affairs, pedophile, father, insane, cycling, bollywood, hindi, tennis ball ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
pakistan, india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, emotional and bleak films with plots about life is a bitch, family relations, parents and children, family problems, society, youth and family in crisis mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Ramchand Pakistani: Brides (2014), Bol (2011), In the Custody of Strangers (1982), Silent Waters (2003), The Visit (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Nutsa, a young mother, lives with her two children in a suburbs of Tblissi in Georgia. Her partner Goga is in prison. They get married, so she gains the right to talk to him once a month in the visiting room on the other side of the glass. The ...
Style:
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Plot:
prison, couple relations, family relations, prison life, crumbling marriage, parents and children, couples, life is a bitch, family problems, motherhood, female protagonist, social realism ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 165 min.
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Style:
serious, emotional, realistic, inspirational, psychological ...
Plot:
social issues, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, family values, strong female presence, society, death sentence, murder, feminist, media, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
pakistan, middle east, india
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, disturbing
Plot:
prison, self defense, family problems, family relations, injustice, society, youth, life is a bitch, confined, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, custody ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan, France, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Ayesha is a widow with a secret past, living with her beloved son Saleem in a small town in Pakistan close to the Indian border. When the fires of Islamic nationalism invade their tranquil lives, Saleem and a few of the town's other young men ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, touching, poignant
Plot:
islam, wartime life, family life, self discovery, politics, hopes, small town life, haunted by the past, death in the family, parents and children, culture clash, family in crisis ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, year 1947, year 1979
Place:
pakistan, india, middle east, asia
Similarity:
26%
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297
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life back together.
Style:
touching, emotional, serious, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
prison, prison life, redemption, destiny, society, rehabilitation, life is a bitch, hopes, family life, parents and children, black, blaxploitation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
The film is about the difficult situation in which the Pakistanis in particular and the Muslims in general are caught up since 9/11. There is a war going on between the Fundamentalists and the Liberal Muslims. This situation is creating a drift not ...
Style:
serious, tense, bleak, realistic, islamic ...
Plot:
terrorism, islam, extremism, false accusation, forbidden love, falsely accused, culture clash, wedding planning, muslim, immigration, oppression, social relations ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
pakistan, chicago, middle east, usa, asia ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
On the surface Henrik and Nina Christofferson are an ordinary family living happily. But they have a problem. Their daughter, Stine, a difficult 14 year old, has a habit of telling lies in class. When Stine accuses her father of sexual abuse, and is ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, serious, bleak, sexual ...
Plot:
sexual abuse, child abuse, incest, swimming pool, lawyer, family relations, under the surface, parents and children, family problems, youth, life is a bitch, illicit affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
In the days leading up to Partition, a Hindu woman is abducted by a Muslim man. Soon, she finds herself not only forced into marriage, but living in a new country as the borders between India and Pakistan are drawn
Style:
social, patriotic, emotional, realistic, semi serious
Plot:
hindu, women, indian history, muslim woman, fall in love, politics, loveless marriage, punjabi, islam, patriot, brother sister relationship, teacher ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
pakistan, india, asia, middle east
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Israel
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A Palestinian family living in the north of Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Internal conflicts explode between the family - secrets are revealed and lies are unmasked. The ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, sincere
Plot:
family relations, forbidden love, family problems, family gatherings, family life, wartime life, life is a bitch, love and romance, bittersweet, village, family in crisis, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
lebanon, israel, middle east
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A shameful period in Taiwanese history provides the backdrop for this emotional drama from writer and director Yonfan (aka Yang Fan). In 1949, in the wake of the 228 Incident (in which anti-government protesters launched a rebellion that was ...
Style:
captivating, stylized, atmospheric, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, family problems, confined, danger, wartime life, false arrest, political unrest, false accusation, life turned upside down, captivity, family in danger, parents and children ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
taiwan
Similarity:
22%
309
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
MAYA is a coming of age story set against an outlawed brutal practice of ritual rape still occurring in some parts of India.
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, emotional, sincere, grim ...
Plot:
coming of age, youth, sexual abuse, religions or cults, kids in trouble, injustice, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, introspection, society, parents and children, child rape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of a modern-day witch hunt, in which a couple is falsely accused and imprisoned for molesting their own children.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, serious, emotional, sad ...
Plot:
child abuse, abuse, false accusation, fighting the system, courtroom drama, family problems, injustice, legal action, legal, life is a bitch, dishonesty, parents and children ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A mother searches for five years to find her kidnapped son in this fact-based drama. Unexpectedly the boy is found, but the reunion is not as she hoped. She now has to deal with five years of abuse that the boy suffered at the hands of his ...
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, emotional, sad
Plot:
kids in trouble, kidnapping, coming of age, dysfunctional family, parents and children, captivity, family in crisis, estrangement, family problems, danger, single parent, confined ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The last 14 months of George Jackson's life was an existence under subjective and objective conditions in California's industrial prison complex. George Jackson would spend 11 years in jail (7 of which were in solitary confinement) for a ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, thought provoking, political
Plot:
prison, racism, solitary, prison life, against the rules, fighting the system, confined, militant, price of justice, injustice, rebelliousness, society ...
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tuba works daily at a grueling textile factory in Iran, returning home every night to deal with the rest of her problematic family, which includes: a pregnant daughter whose husband beats her regularly; a teenage son, who's been getting into ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, serious, sincere, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
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Country: Israel, France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, bleak
Plot:
family relations, family problems, dysfunctional family, youth, society, introspection, teenage life, haunted by the past, working class, family in crisis, siblings relations, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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323
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ombline, a 20-year-old woman, is sent to prison for three years after committing a violent assault on a police officer. Just when she has lost all hope for the future, she discovers that she is pregnant. The law allows her to rear her newborn for ...
Style:
serious, touching, bleak, realistic, gloomy
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, psychological, disturbing, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
morocco, africa, atlantic ocean
Similarity:
19%
1K
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, bleak, serious, psychological, realistic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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117
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, serious, disturbing, rough, mystic ...
Plot:
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Time:
1930s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
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392
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Brothers Yaki and Shaul live with their parents in Petah Tikva, a satellite town of Tel Aviv. Yaki is doing military service. As for all other 18-year-old Israelis, this means he is allowed to carry a gun. This weapon gives the brothers the power to ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
family problems, kidnapping, family relations, unemployment, society, working class, parents and children, teenage life, dysfunctional family, soldier, youth, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
Similarity:
18%
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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 ...
Style:
serious, emotional, touching, psychological, realistic
Plot:
domestic violence, abusive father, family relations, disability, family problems, family in crisis, dysfunctional family, parents and children, couple relations, life is a bitch, domestic disturbance, homecoming ...
Time:
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Place:
eastern europe
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18%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, serious, realistic, touching, social ...
Plot:
rebelliousness, jail, injustice, life is a bitch, family relations, hopes, political unrest, fighting the system, idealism, revolution, society, village ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
asia, india
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, tense, serious, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
skinhead, racism, social decay, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, estrangement, family problems, parents and children, pets, society, racist, dog ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, psychological, disturbing, bleak, islamic ...
Plot:
street kid, youth, life is a bitch, dehumanization, cruelty, poverty, parents and children, family relations, power relations, master and servant, disability, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, iran, asia
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In a desperate attempt to reunite his broken family, a young taxi driver becomes entangled in the criminal underworld.
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, rough, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
addiction, dysfunctional family, family in crisis, unlikely criminals, moral dilemma, family problems, family relations, youth, life is a bitch, society, parents, taxi ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
Similarity:
18%
804
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In England, the Pakistanis Yasmin lives two lives in two different worlds: in her community, she wears Muslin clothes, cooks for her father and brother and has the traditional behavior of a Muslin woman. Further, she has a non-consumed marriage with ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, touching
Plot:
immigrant, family relations, culture clash, social differences, false accusation, life is a bitch, society, terrorism, parents and children, injustice, religions or cults, family in crisis ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
britain, pakistan, england
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The story of a lone father's relationship with his daughter, of the destructive power of alcohol, of a child's vulnerability, but also of love, betrayal and socialist politics in 1970s Sweden. A unique and moving story freely based on Åsa ...
Style:
touching, bleak, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
working class, parents and children, life turned upside down, single parent, disorder, dysfunctional family, family problems, family relations, youth, parents, children, addiction ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
18%
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