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Life after all (2003)
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Life after all (2003)
Original name: Carnets d'ados - La vie quand même
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: La vie quand même (LIFE AFTER ALL) is another film in a series collectively called 'Tales from the Orphanage'. The story is simple on the surface (children coping with the sudden loss of parents), but in the hands of writer Sophie Tasma and director Olivier Péray this storyline unfolds a tale of brotherly love that is well worth watching.
Style: crying
Plot: youth, age-gap relationship, coming of age, love, dog, travel, thief, lawyer, game, money, artist, loneliness, police officer, cat, teacher, police, investigation, food, psychologist, student, friendship, pregnancy, depression, reincarnation, betrayal ...
Place: china, paris france, london, canada
Keyword: egyptian, latin, reading

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The Accidental Hero (2002)
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Duration: 90 min.
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Story: A 16 year old son and his single mother are forced to reckon their true identities. What and who is an accidental hero? The answers are forthcoming as tragic circumstances upset the lives of our protagonists.
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