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Rivals (2024)
16K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
It is 1986 and Britain is booming. "Rivals" dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of TV where hair-dos are big and ambitions are even bigger. Deals are brokered in boardrooms, as well as bedrooms. Nobody can be sure who will come out on top. With every man and woman out only for themselves, can true love really blossom?
Style:
tense, retro, cynical, romantic drama, dramatic, period drama, nostalgic
Plot:
high society, rivalry, competition, ambition, media industry, betrayal, showbiz, scandal, office politics, glamour, celebrity culture, seduction, television, mistress, lust, lord, male protagonist, affair, extramarital affair, sabotage, employer employee relationship, male chauvinism, nudity, female nudity, male nudity ...
Time:
80s, year 1986
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