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Whisky Romeo Zulu (2004)
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Original name: Whisky Romeo Zulú
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Whisky Romeo Zulu tells the story prior to the crash of LAPA Boeing 737 that on August 31, 1999, caught fire after hitting an embankment in the center of Buenos Aires, killing 67 people. The disaster changed the history of civil and commercial aviation in Argentina, and the film recounts, from the standpoint of the director, a former airline pilot-how in some countries the safety of the flight is incredibly precarious.
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, sincere, serious, realistic, thought provoking
Plot:
airplane, air disaster, business, danger, whistleblower, investigation, uncover truth, workplace intrigue, passenger, workplace, hidden truth, price of justice, aviation, airplane accident, airplane crash, troublemaker, heroes, workplace situations, disgraced, anti hero, businessman, pilot, accident, corruption, corporation ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and tense films with plots about danger, airplane, air disaster, aviation, disaster, flying and airplane accident mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Whisky Romeo Zulu: Flight (2012), Chariot (2013), The Caller (2008), Emergency Declaration (2021), Freefall: Flight 174 (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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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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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Action, Drama
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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