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Plot Summary:
In 1919, Mathilde was 19 years old. Two years earlier, her fiancé Manech left for the front at the Somme. Like millions of others he was "killed on the field of battle." It's written in black and white on the official notice. But Mathilde refuses to believe it. If Manech had died, she would know. She hangs on to her intuition as tightly as she would onto the last thread of hope linking her to her lover. A former sergeant tells her in vain that Manech died in the no man's land of a trench named Bingo Crepescule, in the company of four other men condemned to die for self-inflicted wounds. Her path ahead is full of obstacles but Mathilde is not frightened. Anything is possible to someone who is willing to challenge fate.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, atmospheric, epic, colorful, period piece, visually stunning, sentimental, dramatic, visually appealing
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 135 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 109000
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Country: France, Poland, Switzerland
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Plot tags: atmospheric, emotional, art house, visual, philosophical, touching, intellectual, bleak, breathtaking, spiritual
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 36000
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Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: touching, depressing, sincere, bleak, sad, psychological, realistic, epic, cult classic, powerful
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France, UK
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
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Duration: 129 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria
Duration: 150 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 26000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 31000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 198000
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 113000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 154000
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IMDB Votes: 179000
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 156000
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 396000
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 92000
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 55000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 110000
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 256000
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IMDB Votes: 81000
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 295000
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IMDB Votes: 9000
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 348000
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 13000000
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 605000
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IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 784000
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 158000
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