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The Mothers of Chico Xavier (2011)
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Original name: As Mães de Chico Xavier
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three mothers see their reality become completely, they are: Ruth, whose teenage son, Raul, faces problems with drugs; Elisa, trying to make up for the absence of her husband giving full attention to the child, the little Theo, and Lara, teacher who faces the dilemma of an unplanned pregnancy. These three women, living in different times of their lives, seeking comfort next to Chico Xavier. And Karl reporter remains insisting on interviewing the medium, even without being prepared for it.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, heartfelt, inspirational, melancholic, mystical, period piece, nostalgic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
spiritualism, investigative reporter, social issues, motherhood, multiple storylines, social problems, family problems, family drama, lifestyle, women, medium, female protagonist, relationship problems, faith, healing, religion, forgiveness, loyalty, redemption, compassion, unplanned pregnancy, biopic, intimate, domestic drama, grief ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
brazil
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, captivating, psychological and realistic films with plots about intimate, healing, small town, family drama, redemption, grief and female protagonist mostly in Drama, Biography and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Mothers of Chico Xavier: Never Better (2022), This Town (2007), Mary, Mother of the Son of God (2003), The Favorite (2019), God Calling (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 113 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 107 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Country: Nigeria
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Country: Poland
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
poland
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Duration: 97 min.
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Duration: 90 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Audience:
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