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Lakshmi (2014)
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Based on true events, Lakshmi is a story of heroism and untold courage. Lakshmi, a 13 year old girl is kidnapped and sold into prostitution. Thrown into this horrific, inhuman world where she is raped and brutally beaten she barely survives with the help of the other girls and her own will to never give in. Finally she is rescued in a police raid. Against all odds, Lakshmi shows courage where everybody else fails. Resisting all pressure - violent threats, coercion and bribes, she stands up in court and in a landmark case in India, succeeds in putting the traffickers behind bars.
Style:
tense, serious, psychological, captivating, disturbing, splatter
Plot:
cruelty, prostitution, police raid, brutality, pimp, female protagonist, whistleblower, lawyer, underage, society, strong female character, child prostitution, girl, sexual harassment, oppression, indian woman, prostitute, sexual assault, brothel, rape, child prostitute, human spirit, gang rape, forced prostitution, underage sex ...
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, disturbing and tense films with plots about female protagonist, prostitution, life is a bitch, social problems, society, prostitute and investigation mostly in Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like Lakshmi: Sold (2014), Glamour Girls (2022), Hotel Coppelia (2021), Good Luck Sakhi (2022), Aruvi (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, serious, rough, disturbing, social
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Nigeria
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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43%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, sad, stylized
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, social problems, conspiracy, sex slavery, uncover truth, illegal prostitution, slave trade, investigation, disappearance, secret, sex slave, mysterious disappearance ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Two corporate giants compete in order to recklessly maximize their respective profits.
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, workplace, society, politics, ambition, corporate world, business ethics, corporate executive, erotica, entrepreneurship, business ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
lithuania
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, serious, psychological, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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159
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, tense, disturbing, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, rape victim, sexual assault, trauma, problem, violence, sexual abuse, rape, violent, unsettling, justice, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
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Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, serious, psychological, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 98 min.
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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723
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Style:
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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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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
tense, disturbing, realistic, captivating, serious ...
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Time:
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Country: New Zealand
Story:
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Style:
emotional, serious, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
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