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Plot Summary:
There will be no other end to the world: fierce battles full of hatred and love for incest and wealth.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: experimental
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A train driver has a rival in his godson for his wife. During a crisis on the train, he refuses to kill him or let him die in a crash.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 93 min
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Bait (2019)
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Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has repurposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a getaway for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the picturesque harbour. As his struggle to restore the family to their traditional place creates increasing friction with tourists and locals alike, a tragedy at the heart of the family changes his world.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: independent film, suspense, social, black and white, experimental
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White Room (1990)
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Norm, a confused young man, lives two lives, one in and one out of reality. One night, he witnesses the murder of rock video star Madelaine X and feels guilty, as he did nothing to prevent it. At Madelaine’s funeral, he meets a mysterious woman in black. Norm then gets a job at a news stand through a Cindy Lauper like girl called Zelda. They discuss the mystery around Madelaine’s death.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 274
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Yesterday Girl (1966)
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: political, experimental, art house
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A hitchiker (Alain Delon) is taken in by a wealthy industrialist (Domiziana Giordano).
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: avant garde, experimental, art film
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Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: experimental
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Christian is a young man growing up in Hollywood who dreams of following in his father's footsteps into show business. When he meets Tony, an industry insider with "connections," he is convinced that he has found his big break -- landing acting jobs and dating beautiful women. Christian thinks he is at his prime, until he has a falling out with Tony over drugs. He soon learns that the same connections that enabled him to get his start and realize his dream can just as easily destroy it. Hiding the truth of his washed-up career from family and friends, Christian escapes his reality through intense drug use - beginning his fatal turn of fate. Will Christian ever turn his life around? Will he find redemption?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 173
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Country: Iceland, Sweden
Duration: 84 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: avant garde, experimental, underground film, independent film
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The Political drama shows the denunciation and persecution of the 19-year-old Sanne in the Nazi state. After she falls in love with her cousin, Sanne is betrayed by her jealous aunt to the Gestapo.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: political
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 141
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Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 61
Genere: Drama
Country: West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 80 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min
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A former European actor Don Martin has retired with his disjointed "family" to his own private island, "The Paradise." After a few years, the entire group has disintegrated into shameless, selfish & dishonest personalities.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 29
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 172
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Country: Sweden, Norway
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 453
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IMDB Votes: 82
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IMDB Votes: 362
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IMDB Votes: 216
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IMDB Votes: 845
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 7000
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