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Anne with an E (2017)
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890’s, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly woman and her aging brother. Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the small town in which they live with her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination.
Style:
compassionate, sincere, touching, realistic, emotional, sad, period piece
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
orphan, coming of age, friendship, teenage life, small town, child's point of view, school, family relations, parents and children, children's home, society, mischievous children, teen romance, teenager, feminism, unrequited love, women, woman, lgbt, feminist, mentor, lgbtq, redhead girl, countryside, enemies to lovers ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1890s
Place:
canada
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Duration: 100 min.
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Country: Canada, West Germany, USA
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Genre: Drama, Family
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Duration: 99 min.
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86%

Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
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Duration: 230 min.
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Story:
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance, Western
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Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Genre: Drama, Family
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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