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Ben X (2007)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben (Greg Timmermans) finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite (Laura Verlinden). Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's tormentors. Director Nic Balthazar's beguiling mix of kitchen-sink drama and full-blown fantasy was Belgium's Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, serious, stylized, sad, touching, mind bending, emotional, fairy tale, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
autism, bullying, asperger's syndrome, communication problem, escape from reality, internet, mental illness, faked death, computer, suicide, computer game, antisocial behavior, imagination, virtual reality, imaginary friend, high school, lifestyle, computers and web, school, loneliness, disability, psychology, coming of age, alternate reality, fantasy world ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
belgium, brussels, brussels belgium
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
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Audience:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 107 min.
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psychological, philosophical, emotional, political, disturbing ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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31%
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Story:
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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Story:
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