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Prager Botschaft (2007)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In September 1989, more and more GDR citizens fled to the West German embassy in Prague. Among them were Stefan and Bettina, who were spending their honeymoon in Czechoslovakia. When Stefan briefly returns to the GDR to fetch their young son, he also brings their friends Karin and Thomas with him. There is no end to the influx of refugees and the embassy is completely overwhelmed with those wanting to leave. What's more, despite hectic negotiations behind the scenes, no political solution seems to be on the horizon. The situation in the embassy garden is becoming increasingly dramatic. A humanitarian catastrophe is imminent.
Style:
historical drama, tense, emotional, period piece, tragic, political drama
Plot:
iron curtain, cold war, desperation, claustrophobia, siege, border crossing, moral dilemma, social realism, desertion, solidarity, civil unrest, mistrust, embassy, stasi, berlin wall, police, politics, camp, politician, propaganda, protest, mass hysteria, screaming, mud, mob ...
Time:
80s
Place:
east germany, prague, czechoslovakia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, period piece, historical drama and emotional films with plots about moral dilemma, cold war, coming of age, iron curtain, social realism, escape and berlin wall mostly in Drama, History and Comedy genres. Some movies like Prager Botschaft: Cold Summer (2006), The Wall - The Final Days (2008), Der Turm (2012), One Way Ticket (1988), 3 1/2 Hours (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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escape, berlin wall, escape attempt, cold war, smuggling, oppression, coming of age, moral dilemma, friendship, working class, claustrophobia, iron curtain ...
Time:
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Place:
east germany, west berlin west germany
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Country: Germany
Duration: 186 min.
Story:
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Style:
heartbreaking, historical drama, emotional, tension, melancholic
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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652
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, historical drama, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
double life, stasi, cold war, communism, repression, secret police, family drama, social problems, family problems, political unrest, fear, family secret ...
Time:
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Place:
east germany, german democratic republic
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Genre: Drama
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A fictional retelling of the Regina Express tragedy, in which 22 Dominican stowaways died from suffocation in an attempt of illegal travel in September 1981.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, grim, emotional, period piece ...
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
dominican republic, caribbean, puerto rico
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
August 13, 1961: The passengers on the interzonal train from Munich to East Berlin learn 3½ hours before crossing the border that the Wall is being built in Berlin. They have 3½ hours to make a life-changing decision: to get off the train or keep ...
Style:
emotional, historical drama, period piece, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
berlin wall, train travel, train, cold war, getting home, moral dilemma, family reunited, claustrophobia, escape, identity, regret, cold ...
Place:
east germany, east berlin, german democratic republic
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In this vivid historical drama set in 1980s East Germany, two dockworkers and best friends who dream of escaping the repressive regime are forced to choose their loyalties when the state police promise them safe passage out of the country — if ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense
Plot:
friendship, ambition, relationship vs career, dishonesty, moral dilemma, danger, betrayal, investigation, snitch, dictatorship, dictator, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
germany, east germany, german democratic republic
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, humorous, captivating, light, satirical ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
german democratic republic, germany, east germany
Similarity:
54%
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Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, period piece, historical drama, poignant, melancholic ...
Plot:
stasi, berlin wall, punk rock, punk, forbidden love, communism, subculture, separation, loss, political oppression, longing, cold war ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The fresh president of Hungary find himself in trouble with taxi drivers. The taxi drives are disappointed in the democracy and protesting against the drasticly raising gas prices. The drivers build blockades all over the capital.
Style:
tense, historical drama, period piece, political drama
Plot:
protest, blockade, civil unrest, urban, social conflict, civil disobedience, social realism, media coverage, political satire, public transport
Time:
90s
Place:
hungary, budapest
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark, tense, historical drama, period piece, political drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
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Similarity:
48%
17K
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
It is the summer of 1980 in East Germany and, alone, Barbara is confined to living and working as a doctor in a small provincial town - her punishment for attempting to emigrate to the West. She has only one focus; to escape and for this, she has to ...
Style:
tense, melancholic, compassionate, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
machismo, psycho terror, policewoman, sexism, police, desperation, violence, police station, female protagonist, infidelity, society, law enforcement ...
Place:
hamburg germany
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Austria, Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Emil (Vaclav Chalupa as a teen, Ondrej Vetchy as an adult) has been naughty, and his family is at a loss about what to do with him. He's been dallying with the family maid. They decide to ship him off to spend time with his uncle Ernst Michel ...
Style:
heartbreaking, emotional, historical drama, touching, period piece ...
Plot:
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Time:
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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:
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Plot:
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Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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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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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
38%
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Country: Germany
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
german democratic republic, east germany, west germany, germany
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37%
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Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
german democratic republic, east germany, germany
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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:
east germany, west berlin west germany
Similarity:
34%
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Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, historical drama, period piece, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Duration: 105 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: 107 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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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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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 73 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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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, UK, Germany, Israel
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story is set in Palestine in 1947, during the British mandate period. The Zionists are fighting for the establishment of a Jewish state, and four comrades in arms pressure the young Elisha to overcome his moral qualms and fully commit to the ...
Style:
historical drama, tense, political thriller, period piece, ambiguous ending
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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