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Head Burst (2019)
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Original name: Kopfplatzen
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Markus is a handsome and respectable architect who has a secret: he is a pedophile. Despite feeling disgust of himself, Markus can't help but feel attracted to young boys. When he thinks he won't be able to suppress his deepest feelings, he decides to isolate himself.
Style:
ambiguous ending, psychological, tense, suspense, crying, lgbt cinema
Plot:
pedophile, gay lead character, lgbt teen, little boy, pedophilia, sexual attraction, boy, loneliness, depression, architect, family relations, psychotherapy, single mother, identity crisis, co worker co worker relationship, suicidal tendency, lgbt, violence, friendship, youth, friends, society, danger, male nudity, swimming pool ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
central europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, crying, disturbing and suspense films with plots about bare chested male, male nudity, teenager, teenage boy, barefoot male, family relations and male objectification mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres. Some movies like Head Burst: Michael (2011), The Woodsman (2004), The Summer House (2014), A Balloon's Landing (2024), Blurred Lines (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 87 min.
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Duration: 100 min.
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Duration: 89 min.
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Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: Switzerland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 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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Duration: 110 min.
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Style:
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Place:
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Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Country: West Germany
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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