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Black Earth Rising (2018)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
As a child, Kate Ashby was rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide and brought to the UK. But the tragic shadow of her past proves impossible to escape.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, political, visual, suspenseful, psychological thriller, brutal, dark, political thriller ...
Plot:
genocide, justice, social justice, conspiracy, survivor, legal, black, life is a bitch, society, female protagonist, african american, diamond, prejudice, black history, black girl, violent, rwandan genocide, badass, secrets, prison, jungle, village, school, airplane, rape ...
Place:
rwanda, africa, france, uganda, tanzania, east africa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out disturbing, crying, suspense and captivating films and TV series with plots about murder, death, fear, violence, pain, wound and cruelty mostly in Drama, Thriller and War genres. Some movies like Black Earth Rising: Trees of Peace (2021), Blackout (2009), A Sunday in Kigali (2006), Shake Hands with the Devil (2007), Sometimes in April (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
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Style:
creepy, horrifying, brutal, disturbing, tension ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, serious, realistic, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 115 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: USA, UK, South Africa, Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, intense, sincere, rough, political ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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51%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
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30%
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Country: Mexico, Spain, Panama
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
controversial, thought provoking, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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29%
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Country: Spain
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 113 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 53 min.
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Place:
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Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Style:
disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological
Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
talky, disturbing, emotional, thought provoking, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 96 min.
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Style:
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Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, USA
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TV show
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Style:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 104 min.
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Country: France, Bulgaria
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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