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The Slingshot (1993)
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Original name: Kådisbellan
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Stocholm in the 1920s. Young Roland lives with his socialist father, Jewish mother and a boxing brother. His mother sells condoms illegally, and from them, Roland makes slingshots which he sells. His rebellious ways has gotten him the special attention of his school teacher, who always makes sure that Roland is punished. Roland also tries to make extra money by repairing bicycles, a successful business that in the end lands him in hot water.
Style:
sexy, bleak, serious, harsh, enigmatic, sadistic, offbeat, realistic, crying, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
childhood, coming of age, bullying, corporal punishment, working class, politics, bigotry, family life, life is a bitch, teenage life, society, rebelliousness, school, youth, kids in trouble, teacher, friendship, death, swedish, prejudice, children, hot dog, nudity, fascist, socialism ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, year 1993, 20th century, 20s
Place:
europe, stockholm sweden, eastern europe, tokyo, new jersey, russian
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, bleak and touching films with plots about youth, coming of age, family relations, society, school, boy and parents and children mostly in Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like The Slingshot: Nightmares (1979), Mirage (2004), Blame It on Fidel! (2006), Abandoned (2001), Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 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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Plot:
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Country: Italy, France
Duration: 99 min.
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Style:
emotional, touching, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, coming of age, radical, family life, political unrest, family problems, immigrant, state affairs, journalism, hopes, parents and children, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: Hungary
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Áron is a happy child in his family. But at some point things take a different turn, and his mother starts to lose her health rapidly. As this happens, the man in charge decides what's best for Áron without consulting the young boy's ...
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Plot:
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Place:
hungary, europe
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Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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realistic, touching, serious, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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realistic, serious, emotional, disturbing, social ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
child abuse, friendship, kids in trouble, abusive father, boy, school, childhood, youth, tattoo artist, social worker, self discovery, life is a bitch ...
Time:
90s
Place:
spain, madrid, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, bleak, stylized, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, tense, touching, psychological, contemplative ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Place:
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34%
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, touching, sincere, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 109 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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Country: USA
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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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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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Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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31%
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, captivating, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
bleak, tense, visually appealing, serious, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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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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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
touching, psychological, harsh, bleak, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
scotland, london, england, europe, eastern europe ...
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Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, touching, emotional, serious, gloomy ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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london, europe, england
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Country: UK, France
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Story:
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Style:
disturbing, bleak, crying, depressing, art house ...
Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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