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In Her Name (2016)
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Original name: Au nom de ma fille
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In 1982, André Bamberski learns about the death of his 14 year-old daughter, Kalinka, while she was on vacation with her mother and stepfather in Germany. Convinced that Kalinka’s death was not an accident, Bamberski begins to investigate. A botched autopsy report raises his suspicions and leads him to accuse Kalinka’s stepfather, Dr Dieter Krombach, as the murderer.
Unable to indict Krombach in Germany, Bamberski attempts to take the trial to France, where he will dedicate his life to Kalinka’s justice and the imprisonment of Krombach.
Style:
disturbing, rough, enigmatic, suspense, deep, non-linear
Plot:
rape of a girl, investigation, murder, death of daughter, loss of daughter, flashback, murder of daughter, tragedy, true crime, kidnapping, rape, revenge, vigilante, human rights, biopic, prison, lawyer, female nudity, hospital, cemetery, teenage girl, swimming pool, car accident, funeral, little girl ...
Time:
year 2016, 90s, 80s, year 2009, year 1974, 1990s
Place:
germany, morocco
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out disturbing, suspense, tense and realistic films with plots about true crime, biopic, murder, prison, serial killer, investigation and courtroom mostly in Drama, Crime and Biography genres. Some movies like In Her Name: Roberto Succo (2001), 3096 Days (2013), Just Mercy (2019), Guilty (2011), Chopper (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 87 min.
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Duration: 124 min.
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Time:
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, touching ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, touching, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.
Style:
crime drama, suspense
Plot:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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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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Country: India, USA
Duration: 164 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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23%
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Country: USA, Canada
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Story:
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Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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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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Story:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, bleak, thought provoking ...
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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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 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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Story:
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Plot:
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