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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Healthcare reform in Hong Kong is a controversial topic. The government plans to privatize public hospitals and raise funds to maintain operations. Marshall Paxton, a leading public hospital, has become a pilot for reform. This drama focuses on the ...
Style:
medical drama, intense, suspense
Plot:
hospital, ambition, professional rivalry, power struggle, morality, humanism, teamwork, bureaucracy, social commentary, leadership, crisis, sacrifice ...
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A profoundly empathetic, unpretentious and droll account of a how a swarthy, Hemingway-like sailor upends the droning routines of a nursing home when he checks himself in. Though his subtle interactions with the other residents – including his ...
Style:
life affirming, uplifting
Plot:
retirement home, aging, sea captain, elderly man, empathy, friendship, intimate, character study, companionship, humanism, mortality, bittersweet ...
Time:
year 1970
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Unable to stand up for himself, a talented scientist Rostislav Lyubeshkin is forced to leave the institute. Ordinary accountant Kosichkin is trying to protect a person he doesn't know in general. Kosichkin is demoted, his wife considers him a ...
Style:
melancholic, tragicomedy, comedy drama
Plot:
character study, scientist, accountant, bureaucracy, moral dilemma, humanism, misunderstanding, alienation, frustration, office politics, humiliation, retiring ...
Time:
70s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Argentina
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A child from the slums of Santiago tours the city.
Style:
neorealism, melancholic, realistic, emotional, tragic
Plot:
innocence, poverty, loss, child protagonist, family tragedy, childhood, grief, empathy, mourning, humanism, loss of innocence, social realism ...
Time:
60s
Place:
chile, santiago chile
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After going through all the details of the old combine with his own hands, the pioneer virgin landowner granddad Yakushenko met his last great suffering - harvesting bread - in the most dignified manner. Aleksei, Irina and Dmitriy decide to help ...
Style:
reflective, melancholic, art house
Audience:
adult
Plot:
kolkhoz, harvest, dignity, resilience, perseverance, work ethic, elderly man, humanism, village life, friendship, small town, sacrifice ...
Time:
60s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
The head of maternity clinic is nicknamed Don Quixote by his neighbors. He spends days and nights with newborn children, forgetting about his own growing sons.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, comedy drama, uplifting, period piece
Plot:
children, fatherhood, parenting, sacrifice, heartwarming, loyalty, humanism, family drama, large family, siblings, slice of life, patriarch ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters - Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the 1920s St. Petersburg, Russia. Streets of the city are full of the homeless boys. They are caught to be raised ...
Style:
juvenile, period piece, realistic, comedy drama, black and white
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
traumatic childhood, school, coming of age, friendship, survival, mentor, humanism, reform school, education, orphan, redemption, teacher student relationship ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A war drama set in Germany at the end od WWII.
Style:
tension, bleak
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, soviet army, frontline, eastern front, survival, friendship, resilience, courage, war trauma, duty, military operation, realism ...
Time:
year 1945
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A drama about two families, each with a gay son. Jonathan is splitting from Miki because the more experienced Miki is playing around. Then Jonathan sees Thomas, the son and grandson of his neighbors, who is back in Israel after failing to make it as ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, dramatic, queer cinema
Plot:
lgbtq, aids, israeli, sexuality, family drama, lgbt, humanism, identity, illness, empathy, gay, grief ...
Time:
80s
Place:
israel
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
As her husband Eiichi becomes more entangled in his life as businessman, Naoko looks for ways to expand her own life even as her husband's life shrinks in scope and intimacy. She finds new interests, new love, and a greater sense of her place ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, art house
Plot:
compassion, empathy, marital crisis, character study, personal growth, poverty, humanism, alienation, domestic drama, gender roles, loneliness, altruism ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Hashem (Zakariya Hashemi) is a cab driver who finds an infant child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young woman. Hashem and his girlfriend, Taji (Taji Ahmadi), try to cope with this unwanted child. Hashem insists on ...
Style:
neorealism, black and white, existential, melancholic, intense
Plot:
iranian, child abandonment, taxi driver, responsibility, ethical dilemma, poverty, social commentary, domestic drama, humanism, realism, working class, slice of life ...
Time:
60s
Place:
iran, tehran, persia, middle east
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Released from prison and terminally ill, Parvis Karimpour is determined to be reunited with his daughter, Nasrin, who fled Iran for Europe many years before. Crossing the Mediterranean only to be unceremoniously dumped on the Spanish coast, ...
Style:
poignant, melancholic, existential, road movie
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, migration, immigration, road trip, hopes, father daughter estrangement, humanism, bittersweet, terminal illness, compassion, social commentary, intimate ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
madrid, spain
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Explores the life and personal struggles of a police head constable.
Style:
melancholic
Plot:
ethical dilemma, humanism, character study, social commentary, moral ambiguity, midlife crisis, family relations, identity crisis, small town, slice of life
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Armenia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A beautiful girl named Sasha from Russia comes to Armenia. Born between Russian father and Armenian mother, Sasha is searching for the grave of her father who died in the Karabakh War. Karabakh, which was the territory of the Azerbaijani Republic ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
veteran, conflict, escapades, haunted by the past, dealing with death, shepherd, soldier, peace, friendship, grief, loss, reconciliation ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
europe, armenia, russia, azerbaijan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story of a self-help group of 4 people with a terminal illness, led by a therapist without experience.
Style:
emotional, sincere, poignant, touching, existential ...
Plot:
mortality, support group, terminal illness, acceptance, personal growth, humanism, bittersweet, intimate, therapy, friendship, therapist, loss ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Nepal
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Pashupati visits Kathmandu to meet his Mitbaa and pay his father's loans but his stay is made difficult by Bhasme and his gang.
Style:
realistic, emotional, neorealism, melancholic, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
survival, social commentary, debt, poverty, struggle, exploitation, street life, desperation, humanism, resilience, hopes, class struggle ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Story:
An elderly woman strikes a unique bond with the ex-convict who is entrusted with taking care of her, in this heartwarming story of love, faith and redemption, with a message of strong communal harmony.
Style:
emotional, inspirational, sentimental
Plot:
faith, religious, bonding, heartwarming, acceptance, hopes, family drama, humanism, belief, trust, loyalty, redemption ...
Place:
kolkata
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Now in his fifties, Vagn leads a solitary life and plays football with a group of similarly aged men, some even older. After being left behind at a petrol station by his teammates on their way to a match in Sweden, he encounters a young habitual ...
Style:
realistic, comedy drama, road movie, melancholic, uplifting ...
Plot:
loneliness, road trip, aging, male bonding, second chance, intergenerational friendship, self discovery, bittersweet, humanism, empathy, character study, hitchhiking ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Appa, a veteran theatre actor who has primarily worked in adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, falls upon hard times in his old age.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
actor, mortality, aging, family drama, character study, tragedy, loneliness, theater, tragic hero, family problems, social problems, family relations ...
Place:
india
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595
Genre: Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Five short love stories, which become a statement of the directors about love. A shoemaker, a reporter, a pavement hooker-in, a psychiatric patient and a young man released from prison are the main characters of the film, heroes in a time of no ...
Style:
realistic, touching, art house, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
working class, impossible love, young lovers, looking for love, love affair, hopes, life is a bitch, fall in love, society, mentally unstable, starting over, love story ...
Place:
russia
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
'Welcome to my folly', declared Robin Ince as he opens Nine Lessons..., his massive sell-out Rationalist Celebration of comedy and science for Christmas. With a star-studded line-up included Richard Dawkins, Stewart Lee, Josie Long, Simon ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, funny, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, atheist, atheism, christmas, science, live performance, christmas season, public speaking, stand up comedian, social satire, comedian, music ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Abu and Aisumma are an aging Muslim couple. Their aspiration is to go for Hajj and they make many sacrifices to achieve this aim. Now in their late 70s, they decide that they will go for Hajj that year. Abu, being a true Muslim, wants to go for Hajj ...
Style:
contemplative, sincere, emotional, religious drama, captivating ...
Plot:
pilgrimage, couples, religions or cults, aging, couple relations, society, poverty, follow your dream, faith, loyalty, sacrifice, social realism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Georg "Schorsch" Kempter is a gardener in a small Bavarian town, working day-in, day-out in his nursery, which is facing bankruptcy. He doesn't like to talk much. He never has. His marriage has long lost all its magic and on top of ...
Style:
road movie, humorous, sincere, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
gardener, self discovery, father daughter relationship, love, husband wife relationship, financial problem, flying, midlife crisis, escape, character study, bankruptcy, small town ...
Place:
bavaria, germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The Hayashidas were a typical happy family of father, mother, two boys and two girls. Until it all changed suddenly with the untimely death of the father, Shinpei. While still mourning his passing, the children are hit by another bit of shocking ...
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mother, family drama, parenthood, grief, family relations, relationships, social problems, unplanned pregnancy, family problems, lifestyle, pregnancy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Living the life that others want, but also finding the ideal life for yourself. A panoramic view of the internal and external crises faced by the mature generation, and a “Ukiyo-e” style opening of the warmth and sadness of Chinese families.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
slice of life, family relations, dysfunctional marriage, marriage crisis, midlife crisis, middle aged, family drama, aging, family in crisis, eccentric family, life, crisis ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Love Europe Project is a collection of 9 short films by various directors from different European countries.
Style:
anthology, light, captivating, social, independent film ...
Plot:
everyday life, society, european, lifestyle, life, humanism, realism, slice of life, multiculturalism, identity, social issues, integration ...
Place:
europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A retired British Chinese soldier, a young South Asian man, an encounter at Chungking Mansions. Coincidentally, they both offended the same gang boss. What has given them a new lease of life and how do they rediscover themselves through each ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, disturbing, intercultural ...
Plot:
soldier, friendship, redemption, life is a bitch, social misfits, white trash, gang, society, social problems, teamwork, criminal gang, identity ...
Place:
hong kong, china
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
After making a serious mistake in his work in Tokyo, talented surgeon Goto Kensuke is invited to take charge of the only clinic on the small island of Yonaguni, Okinawa. It is difficult to get competent doctors to serve on this remote island, and ...
Style:
medical drama, captivating, psychological, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
doctor patient relationship, slice of life, island, physician, island life, personal growth, redemption, healing, compassion, doctors and patients, doctor, society ...
Place:
japan, okinawa japan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
A car is left in the care of a genial landlord, who along with his wife, driver and villagers, gets very attached to it. Will they be able to handle it when the car is taken from them?
Style:
sentimental, heartfelt, emotional, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
love, vintage car, village life, nostalgia, slice of life, family relations, satire, car, couple relations, husband wife relationship, automobile, relationships ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan, Iran
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Japan and Iran are not in close relationship. More than 4 centuries ago, however, Persian carpets were used in the festival of Takayama, a historic city in mountainous area of Honsyu. A man planned to resume the carpet in the festival, and asked ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, sentimental
Plot:
bereavement, grief, humanism, family drama, loss of spouse, mother daughter relationship, widower, travel, travelogue, road trip, tradition, wedding ...
Place:
japan, iran
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