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Abbé Pierre: A Century of Devotion (2023)
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Original name: L'Abbé Pierre : Une vie de combats
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.
Style:
period piece, psychological, captivating, thrilling, social documentary
Plot:
world war two, life, freedom, homelessness, world war, abbey, problem, storytelling, kindness, generosity, human rights, humanitarian, community service, biopic, famous people, social history, military, soldier, priest, resistance, based on real people
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1949
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Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In Berlin 1942, Hilde is a member of an anti-Nazi group. She falls in love with another member, Hans. The two spend a summer together until they get caught by the Gestapo and Hilde is imprisoned, eight months pregnant.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
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Duration: 176 min.
Story:
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thrilling, psychological, realistic, captivating, historical drama ...
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His diplomatic status in a Catholic country prevents Colonel Kappler from openly arresting him, ...
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year 1943, 1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy, germany, california
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Country: France
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
world war two, french resistance, german occupation, resistance, courage, resistance movement, biopic, problem, war, life is a bitch, nazi germany, underground ...
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, realistic, serious
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Country: France, Canada, Czech Republic
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In occupied France, Maurice and Joseph, two young Jewish brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.
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tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological ...
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
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1940s, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Duration: 130 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
factual, intense, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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1940s, year 1945, 20th century
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Estonia, Finland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological
Plot:
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Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
estonia, europe, soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, captivating, sincere, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, period piece, suspense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
holocaust, nazi germany, world war two, ghetto, social worker, rescue, wartime life, nazi, historical figure, world war, against humanity, life is a bitch ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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