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Women (1996)
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Original name: נשים
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Directed by Moshé Mizrahi.
Plot:
polygamy, wedding, food, religion, jealousy, teenage girl, orphan, menage a trois, arab, peace, self sacrifice, tradition, mother in law daughter in law relationship, childlessness, husband wife relationship, rabbi, gossip, synagogue, marriage, mother son relationship, eating, street market, sabbath
Time:
turn of the century, 1890s
Place:
middle east, jerusalem
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Israel's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1998
Style:
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Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Duration: 105 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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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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698
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Country: Israel
Duration: 96 min.
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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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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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
50%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Egypt
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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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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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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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: Germany, Israel
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
1942 - Fritz and Emma are hiding Albert, a Jewish refugee, at their remote farm. Since their marriage has remained childless, Fritz asks Albert to sleep with Emma and conceive a child on his behalf.
Style:
psychological, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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