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The Commons (2019)
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in a gripping vision of the near future, THE COMMONS is an absorbing character-driven relationship drama and a story about motherhood as the ultimate act of faith in humanity.
Style:
futuristic, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, suspense, disturbing, apocalyptic
Plot:
pandemic, motherhood, parenthood, distopia, environmental, wanting a baby, virus, mother love, society, deadly virus, climate, social problems, family problems, social relations, mother child relationship, environmental activist, female protagonist, dystopia, domestic drama, climate change, ecology
Time:
near future
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Duration: 60 min.
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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