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Van Goghs (2018)
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Original name: Ван Гоги
Genre: Drama
Country: Latvia, Russia, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Mark Ginzburg is a talented artist who is always depressed. He's 52, but personal and professional success has escaped him. Many years ago, Mark moved from his native Riga to Tel Aviv to get away from his oppressive father, Viktor, who still supports him financially. Victor Ginzburg is a famous conductor. His work is his life. He never cared about Mark's feelings and tried to mold his son in his own image. Their highs and lows turned long ago into a love-hate relationship. More hate than love. Father calls his son by his childhood nickname Birdie, which infuriates the son. Son calls his father Your Majesty, which infuriates the father. After Viktor is diagnosed with a fatal illness, the father and son set off on a difficult journey that leads from hate to love.
Style:
psychological, rough, touching, bleak, suspense
Plot:
family relations, parents and children, father son relationship, hopes, musician, destiny, redemption, life is a bitch, society, transformation, death, hospital, dialogue, couples, escapades, husband wife relationship, art, elderly, music conductor, deadly, family
Place:
russia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, psychological, serious and realistic films with plots about family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, hopes, society, redemption and husband wife relationship mostly in Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Van Goghs: Living (2012), Your Lover (2019), The Visit (2000), Phantom Pain (2009), Feed (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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