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Manila (2000)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Due to a delayed flight a group of German flight passengers have to wait in the hall of the airport of Manila. The crowd is quite mixed, ranging from an cultivated east German teacher couple up to sleazy sex tourists. As the waiting prolongs, more and more aggressions and long repressed behaviors shed their way to the surface.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tension, intense, existential, intercultural
Plot:
airport, waiting, problem, aggression, character study, claustrophobia, humanity, realism, awkwardness, frustration, loneliness, isolation, class differences, satire, racial tension, slice of life, migration, dark humor, urban, masturbation, dialogue driven, pressure, late night
Place:
the philippines, east germany, manila philippines
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Duration: 137 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 99 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: Mexico
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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Duration: 81 min.
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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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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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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Similarity:
52%
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Duration: 104 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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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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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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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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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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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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153
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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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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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