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Facing Mirrors (2011)
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Original name: آینههای روبرو
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Rana has chosen a path in order to support her family, while Adineh (Eddie) has fled his home and city to escape his complicated situation as a transsexual man prevented from living as his true self by his family. They find themselves on the same journey and caused to know each other in a better way.
Style:
psychological, touching, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
escape, transsexual, hijab, wedding planning, lgbt, friendship, forced marriage, muslim, taxi, taxi driver, patriarchy, domineering father, transgender, women, lgbtq, car accident, trance, arranged marriage, passport, feminist, unlikely friendships, shaving, head scarf, female director
Place:
iran, middle east
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, sincere, disturbing and realistic films with plots about society, life is a bitch, family relations, persian, friendship, women and lgbt mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Facing Mirrors: Three Veils (2011), Dog Sweat (2010), Tales (2014), A Hero (2021), 180 Degree Rule (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 88 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: Iran, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A school teacher from Tehran is preparing to attend a wedding in northern Iran. When her husband suddenly forbids her to go, she makes a choice that will place her on a painful path to atonement.
Style:
melancholic, touching, suspenseful, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wedding, wedding planning, love and romance, family relations, husband wife relationship, love, female protagonist, moral dilemma, domestic drama, atonement, couples, wedding ceremony ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
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Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, intense, emotional, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
wedding, betrayal, friendship, marriage, infidelity, lie, male protagonist, jealousy, moral dilemma, confrontation, family drama, secrets ...
Place:
tehran, iran, middle east
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58%
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Country: Iran
Duration: 96 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: Iran
Duration: 113 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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Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Monika, a middle-aged wealthy woman, goes through a marriage crisis with her younger husband Linas. A car accident leads Monika to meeting three young girls, Kristina, Egle and Gitana, who happen to be ex-prostitutes extradited from Germany. The ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
lithuania
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Country: Iran
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, psychological, existential
Plot:
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Place:
tehran, middle east, iran
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49%
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating
Plot:
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Place:
iran, asia, middle east
Similarity:
48%
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Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, social
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, thought provoking, sincere, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
iran, middle east
Similarity:
44%
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Country: Iran, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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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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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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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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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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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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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
serious, bleak, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
survival, injustice, political unrest, danger, hidden identity, family relations, religions or cults, human nature, dishonesty, feminism, life is a bitch, state affairs ...
Time:
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middle east, iran, afghanistan
Similarity:
36%
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