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Prisoners Wives (2012)
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Prisoners Wives (2012)
Original name: Prisoners' Wives
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Behind every prisoner, there's a wife, girlfriend or mother doing time on the outside. For some it's a nightmare, for others a liberation. Prisoners' Wives - it's time to tell their stories.
Style: emotional, realistic, touching, serious, psychological, captivating, tense, detective
Plot: prison, couples, family relations, social relations, parents and children, housewife, female protagonist, aspiration, imprisonment, strong female presence, couple relations, coping, crimes
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: england, europe
Keyword: bbc

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Everyday (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: This film charts the relationship between a man imprisoned for drug smuggling and his wife and is being shot over the course of five years, a few weeks at a time.
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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Doctor Foster (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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In the Club (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Style: sincere, touching, serious, realistic
Plot: couples, lifestyle, couple relations, family relations, love and romance, baby, parents and children, pregnancy, pregnant woman
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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The Slap (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 354 min.
TV show
Story: The Slap is a bold, provocative television drama series that forensically examines the mores and morality of contemporary middleclass life. Based on Christos Tsiolkas’ bestselling novel, this 8–part drama serial traces the shattering ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: australia
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32 Brinkburn Street (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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Style: realistic, captivating, serious, suspense, sentimental ...
Plot: attic, society, family relations, couples, haunted by the past, family life, parents and children, couple relations, interracial relations, family problems, step siblings, secret ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
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Genre: Drama
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Time: 21st century
Place: europe, england
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Country: USA, UK
Duration: 43 min.
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Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Duration: 54 min.
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Place: australia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 50 min.
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