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Red Land (2018)
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Original name: Red Land (Rosso Istria)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Italy, September 1943. After the armistice and the flight of the King, the war theaters of the North-East see the advance of Tito's partisans. At the center of the story, in this dramatic historical context, the figure of Norma Cossetto, a young Istrian student, barbarously raped, killed and thrown into a foiba by the Tito partisans.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
power struggle, war, military, partisan, soldier, wartime, life is a bitch, society, guerilla warfare, military life, wartime life, world war two, fascism, female nudity, racism, nationalism, propaganda, anti communism, female full frontal nudity
Time:
1940s
Place:
italy
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, suspense and tense films with plots about war, military, world war two, wartime life, wartime, soldier and life is a bitch mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like Red Land: Texas '46 (2002), The Network of Freedom (2017), Crimean (2014), The Forgotten Army (2020), Life and Fate (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on a true story its the untold story of Italian World War II POW"S in Jan 1946. Luca Zingaretti stars as one of over 50,000 Italian Prisoners of War detained at POW camps in the U.S. Roy Schneider stars as Colonel Gartner, the Commander ...
Style:
rough, disturbing, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
fascism, world war two, military, military life, genocide, confined, danger, captivity, prison life, wartime life, isolation, prison ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
usa, texas
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two beautiful and different girls, Alice and Lisette are 17 years old, when forcibly removed from their Alsatian family to cooperate in the war effort in Germany. After spending six months in a indoctrination camp, they are both sent to a munitions ...
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Time:
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Place:
france, germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
France, beginning of World War II. Hélène Studler is a nun who has been dedicated to the care of orphans and the abandoned people. But the times have changed, the people are living a whole revolt, the Germansoldiers have entered their city and the ...
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captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot:
french resistance, convent, resistance, nazi officer, nun, wartime, occupation, wartime life, soldier, female protagonist, world war two, military life ...
Place:
france
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The human tragedy and the suffering of the Crimean Turks who were taken hostage as prisoners of war in German prison camps during World War II.
Style:
captivating, sincere, suspenseful, thought provoking, suspense ...
Plot:
turk, world war two, concentration camp, military dictatorship, military camp, prisoners of war, prisoner of war camp, wartime, pow, life is a bitch, war, german soldier ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: India
Duration: 39 min.
TV show
Story:
Lieutenant Sodhi and his army fight for Indian Independence during World War II as part of the Indian National Army; the journey and sacrifice of the Indian National Army from its soldiers' point of view.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense, patriotic ...
Plot:
wartime, world war two, military life, soldier, war, battles, struggle for survival, army, officer, military, nationalism, patriot ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
This Russian series is based on the book of the same name, once considered a serious danger to the future of the Soviet Union. "Life and Fate" is an epic tale of World War II and a reckoning with dark forces emerging. It juxtaposes ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
world war two, political repression, wartime, repression, political oppression, soldier, physicist, society, political persecution, science, hunted, military ...
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61%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The true story of the greatest manhunt of the century!
Style:
contemplative, captivating, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
fascism, italian politics, world war, italian history, escape attempt, partisan, resistance, totalitarian state, dystopia, biopic, military, rise and fall ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century
Place:
alps, milan italy, italy
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57%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Hollywood, 1942. The US government pressures Hungarian-born film director Michael Curtiz, who is about to finish shooting Casablanca, to accentuate the film's propaganda message in order to sway public opinion in favor of the country's ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, father daughter relationship, director, life is a bitch, political unrest, family problems, relationship problems, father and daughter, family relations, hollywood, propaganda, movie business ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
hungary
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56%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Latvia
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The love story of sixteen-year-old Arturs is interrupted by the First World War. After losing his mother and his home, he finds some consolation in joining the army, because this is the first time national battalions are allowed in the Russian ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, thought provoking, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war one, soldier, patriotism, loss of family, life is a bitch, struggle for survival, wartime, military, army, loss of mother, loss of sister, wartime life ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
poland, estonia, latvia
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In 1915, two Turks in Australia make a living by selling ice cream. When they hear war has broken out, they decide to go to Çanakkale. Authorities don't let them leave the island, so the two decide to put up a fight in Australia.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense
Plot:
world war one, soldier, ice cream, battles, military life, power struggle, showdown, military, war, wartime, turk, festival ...
Place:
australia, britain, gallipoli, ottoman empire
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
world war two, world war, partisan, nazi occupation, military, holocaust, nazi, german soldier, fascism, fictional history, bureaucracy, shoah ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany, Spain, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
"The Anarchist's Wife" is the story of Manuela who is left behind when her husband Justo fights for his ideals against Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. He is deported to a concentration camp, and upon his ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
spanish civil war, civil war, world war two, fascism, anarchism, anarchist, anti fascist, anti nazi, anarchy, love story, relationships, male female relationship ...
Place:
south of france, madrid
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51%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Belarus, Russia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The film is based on real events. This is a story about exciting events that occurred in the life of the smallest soldier - the hero of the Great Patriotic War, six-year-old Sergei Aleshkov. He lost all his relatives and got into the army. With a ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
1940s
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
21 Brothers tells the story of the Canadian 21st Battalion as they prepare for the battle of Courcellette in WWI. Taking place in real time, the film follows Sgt. Reid as he must get his men ready for the impending battle. Not only must he prep his ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, exciting
Plot:
world war one, military, young soldier, soldier, death, recruitment, tragedy, trench warfare, casualty of war, battles, wartime, war ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
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Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, historical drama, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, period drama
Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story:
Spring 1945, just before Germany's zero hour. In Tannbach, a fanatical band of Nazi soldiers stages one last murderous attack on their fellow citizens before the arrival of the Americans, who finally end the war. It is an uneasy peace, however, ...
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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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany
TV show
Story:
In a small area of West Germany, the American military presence opened up a new world in the early 1950s and paved the way for individual freedom, freedom of movement and capitalism in Germany. In this time of upheaval, two friends are looking for ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, historical drama
Plot:
friendship, interracial romance, wartime, soldier, social misfits, life is a bitch, couple relations, wartime life, racial slur, female protagonist, racism, racial discrimination ...
Time:
1950s, post world war two
Place:
west germany
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42%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Hungary, Latvia, France, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
World War II, occupied Soviet Union. István Semetka is a simple Hungarian farmer who serves as a Sub-Lieutenant in a special unit scouting for partisan groups. On their way to a remote village, his company falls under enemy fire. As the commander ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
prospector, reconnaissance, soldier, partisan, realism, eastern front, military, military officer, fight for supremacy, ambush, war, struggle for survival ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union, germany
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41%
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
poland
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Days of honor is a Polish World War II television drama series, broadcast on TVP2 since September 7, 2008.
Style:
suspense, captivating, exciting
Plot:
world war two, resistance, resistance movement, wartime, battles, soldier, military life, power struggle, wartime life, class struggle, military, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of a boy who, driven by the search for his lost brother in the turmoil of WWII, joins a group of children in order to survive the chaos of post-war anarchy in the haunted forests of Lithuania.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
post war germany, world war two, post war, children, coming of age, survival, child, teenager, kids in trouble, orphan, brothers, teenage life ...
Time:
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Place:
europe
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia, Italy, Switzerland, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The Sun (Russian: Сóлнце, Solntse) is a 2005 Russian biographical film depicting Japanese Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) during the final days of World War II. The film is the third drama in director Aleksandr Sokurov's trilogy, which included ...
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, serious, captivating, slow cinema ...
Plot:
world war two, emperor, military, leadership, politics, wartime life, society, head of state, state affairs, totalitarianism, manic, defeat ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945, post world war two
Place:
japan, soviet union, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When a young resistance fighter witnesses atrocities towards the Jews, he's drawn into a web of espionage and clandestine activities. When he meets a young physics students and resistance journalist - Hans Poley - they embark on a hunt through ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
jewish ghetto, world war, christian, saving a life, jew persecution, resistance fighter, wartime life, nazi soldier, nazi occupation, war, life is a bitch, nazism ...
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40%
Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Croatia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the autumn of 1991, a small group of Croatian soldiers go on patrol in an improvised armored vehicle. Soon after that they would get ambushed and their vehicle would get destroyed, in that situation they were forced to hide in a nearby house. ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
war for independence, war, civil war, wartime life, political unrest, battles, fight, fighting the system, wartime, soldier, military, revolution ...
Time:
year 1991
Place:
former yugoslavia, croatia, serbia, balkan
Similarity:
39%
768
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Dreaming of great adventures and of standing up for his homeland, a young Portuguese man enlists in the army during World War I and is sent to the front line in Mozambique, Africa. Left behind by his platoon, he sets out on a grueling trek across ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful
Plot:
world war one, jungle, ritual, soldier, wartime, wartime life, military life, military, skinny dipping, humiliation, flashback, german soldier ...
Time:
year 1917
Place:
africa, portugal
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Directed by Shen Dong and starring Ray Lui, An Yixuan and Yuan Wenkang, Death and Glory in Changde recalls one of the most cruel and controversial battles during China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45), Changde Battle, ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, bleak, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, military, battles, combat, fight, military life, war, battlefield, soldier, army, wartime life, warrior ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
The movie focuses on the fury state that was among the people in synchronization with the main event in Egypt: The Egyptian revolution "1919" which unites the fates of Kira and El Gin to participate in the struggle against the English ...
Style:
tense, historical drama, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
revolution, war, wartime, wartime life, battles, rebellion, revolutionary, power struggle, fight, nationalism, civil unrest, bravery ...
Time:
year 1919
Place:
cairo egypt, egypt
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
At the height of WWII, the Atlantic Ocean becomes a deadly battleground as an American torpedo boat fights against the constant bombardment of German forces.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, exciting, disturbing
Plot:
sea battle, submarine, naval battle, military life, navy, disobeying orders, air attack, wartime, military, bombing, military base, military officer ...
Time:
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Place:
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