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Mutt Boy (2003)
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Original name: 똥개
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Life is tough for Chol-Min - his mother died during labor, forcing him to grow up alonge with his stoic police officer father. However, Chol-Min lives a high-spirited life and roams around town with his own mutt, a half-bred police dog, making friends and enemies along the way.
Style:
psychological, captivating, touching, serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy
Plot:
coming of age, family relations, redemption, single parent, fighting crime, parents and children, adoption, teenage life, society, small town, estrangement, hopes, friendship, martial arts, training, youth, misfit, office, dysfunctional family, family problems, family in crisis, human nature, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy, Germany, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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372
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: France, South Korea
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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25%
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355
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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24%
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Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, serious, realistic, sincere, gloomy
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: South Africa, UK, USA
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Story:
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Country: Sweden
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Story:
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Country: Israel, Germany, France
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Luxembourg
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Story:
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895
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere, gloomy
Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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22%
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Sweden
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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