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Boycott (1986)
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Original name: Baycot
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Valeh, a member of a leftist organization, is arrested by the SAVAK and sentenced to death. In prison, he reconsiders his relationships with members of his political cell, and begins to doubt the validity of the ideas for which he is condemned. At the same time, his comrades pressure him to make a sacrifice for their cause, and his beloved wife experiences personal problems and economic hardships.
Style:
bleak, historical drama, tense, melancholic, political drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prison, repression, execution, authoritarianism, torture, doubt, tragedy, sacrifice, resistance, interrogation, human rights, moral ambiguity, martyrdom, betrayal, social realism, loss of faith, courage, wife, faith, arrest, death penalty, islam, car chase, muslim, childbirth ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
iran, middle east
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out bleak, tense, melancholic and realistic films with plots about social realism, betrayal, survival, human rights, oppression, prison and poverty mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Boycott: Fleeing from Evil to God (1984), Karnak Cafe (1975), The Cage (2015), The Peddler (1987), The Cyclist (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Five men escape to a remote island in order to fight the Devil.
Style:
allegory, religious drama, bleak, grim, atmospheric ...
Plot:
temptation, faith, devil, spiritual warfare, spiritual journey, religious conversion, redemption, good versus evil, supernatural, ethical dilemma, remote island, sole survivor ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
In one of their best roles ever, distinguished actors Nour Al Sherif and Souad Hosni star in this film depicting the unstable social and political life in Egypt during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film revolved around a group of university ...
Style:
dark, bleak, serious, historical drama, art house ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
torture, police brutality, authoritarianism, political repression, oppression, imprisonment, social injustice, sacrifice, resistance, conscience, tragedy, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
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Place:
egypt
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90%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In 1980s, Youths having different ideologies couldn't share universities, streets, dormitories, they however stayed in same prisons and Cells. They fought each other, they killed each other and they restricted their living areas by being ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
idealism, coup d'etat, revolution, prison, political violence, prison life, society, political unrest, social issues, political prisoner, revolutionary, politics ...
Time:
80s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The movie consists of three episodes that explore the lives of poor and desperate in Iran. In episode one, a very poor couple with many crippled children abandon their newly born baby in hopes that it will have a better future. In the second ...
Style:
anthology, realistic, melancholic, bleak, poignant ...
Plot:
poverty, disability, desperation, social realism, economic inequality, old age, mental illness, survival, exploitation, slice of life, working class, character study ...
Place:
iran, middle east, persia
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The wife of Nasim, an Afghan immigrant in Iran, is gravely ill. He needs money to pay for her care, but his day labor digging wells does not pay enough. A friend connects Nasim to a two-bit promoter who sells tickets to watch Nasim ride a bicycle ...
Style:
islamic, serious, realistic, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
cycling, bicycle, immigrant, iranian, economist, bike, refugee, gambling, black market, motorcycle, injustice, religions or cults ...
Time:
80s
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, afghanistan
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.
Style:
atmospheric, tense, sincere, disturbing, surreal ...
Plot:
islam, desert, politics, on the road, brutality, survival, culture clash, suicide, women, rescue, self discovery, danger ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
middle east, afghanistan, iran, canada, iraq ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When the Chinese Communist Party launches a brutal crackdown on its citizens, a team of innocent students risk everything to expose the deadly propaganda and fight for freedom.
Style:
historical drama, political thriller, emotional, political drama
Plot:
authoritarianism, human rights, repression, persecution, brutality, investigative reporter, conscience, courage, journalism, torture, activism, resistance ...
Place:
beijing china, china
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Spanning 18 years in an Iranian women's prison, this follows two women: the new prison warden, a tough as nails devout Muslim who has served in the army on the Iraqi front, and a young midwife, Mitra, who is serving her sentence for killing her ...
Style:
islamic, emotional, bleak, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
women's prison, prison, survival, midwife, abuse, warden, mother and daughter, religion, punishment, redemption, oppression, bombing ...
Place:
iran, middle east, persia
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
An Iranian couple (Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mohsen Marzban) declare themselves political refugees after police detain them on their way to Cuba.
Style:
realistic, emotional, melancholic, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
political persecution, survival, migration, human rights, social realism, exile, escape attempt, tragedy, diaspora, nostalgia, sexual torture, politics ...
Time:
80s
Place:
turkey, holland, iran
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The changing and turbulent history of Hungary is seen through the eyes of three men over a 30-year period in this somber drama. The three recall the highlights of their lives in flashbacks as they reminisce in the mid 1960s. The venerable trio begin ...
Style:
family saga, historical drama, bleak, period piece, thought provoking ...
Plot:
political repression, social realism, father son relationship, village life, class struggle, oppression, cold war era, moral ambiguity, resistance, revenge, betrayal, boredom ...
Time:
year 1967
Place:
hungary
Similarity:
50%
336
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran, capital punishment is carried out according to Islamic law, which gives the family of the victim ownership of the offender's life. Day Break - based on a compilation of true stories and shot inside ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, rough, contemplative ...
Plot:
prison, death row, prison life, pardon, legal, life is a bitch, society, injustice, legal action, law enforcement, forgiveness, compassion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, middle east
Similarity:
50%
389
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A sharp-edged look at people who live outside the constraints of Islamic law.
Style:
romantic drama, intense, suspense, tense, period drama
Plot:
love triangle, redemption, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, double life, iranian, character study, cultural conflict, desperation, male protagonist, realism, reformation ...
Place:
iran
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Two thieves wander in the chilean desert and finally get to a small town near Bolivia. There, they try to include themselves with the townspeople but their instincts betray them and tragedy ensues. Based on a true story, this film opened one year ...
Style:
bleak, tense, atmospheric, road movie, period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
desert, escape, criminal, tragedy, realism, outsider, isolation, moral ambiguity, small town, betrayal, survival, mistrust ...
Time:
70s, 1940s
Place:
chile, bolivia
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Pakistan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A dramatic depiction of the life of Hussain, with allegorical references to the history of the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. It is prophesied that Young Hussain will one day lead the impoverished masses to a better life. It is his brother, ...
Style:
bleak, grim, tragic ending, period piece, political drama
Plot:
dictatorship, revolution, rebellion, military coup, political repression, social injustice, oppression, resistance, authoritarianism, sacrifice, poverty, martyrdom ...
Place:
poetic realism, pakistan
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Davoud Najafi lives with his father Rahman who is the custodian of a small company and his disabled brother Ne'mat. His sister Aghdas is pregnant and her husband is away in Kuwait, so they have to bear her expenses too. Davoud loves film making ...
Style:
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Plot:
poverty, desperation, father son conflict, family drama, sacrifice, unemployment, class struggle, working class, social realism, moral dilemma, ambition, betrayal ...
Time:
70s
Place:
iran
Similarity:
39%
406
Genre: Drama
Country: Sri Lanka
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Iran, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, bleak, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
satirical, grim, cynical, bleak, surreal ...
Plot:
prison, journalist, torture, island, dictatorship, oppression, authoritarianism, repression, propaganda, human rights, totalitarianism, manipulation ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Iran
Duration: 91 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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Place:
iran, middle east, persia
Similarity:
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Country: Iran
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Story:
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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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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, serious, tense, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, bleak, emotional, tense, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Style:
dark, bleak, realistic, tense, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
sicily
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Country: Iran
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
iran, tehran, persia
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Country: Italy
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
harsh, bleak, historical drama, political, melancholic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Philippines
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological, thrilling, captivating, historical drama ...
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