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Plot Summary:
Leyton and his lifelong friend Modesto are both fishermen and as close as brothers, but very different in temperament. The braggart Modesto is a slave to progress, while the more unpretentious Leyton is content with the simple life. Modesto marries Marta, a beautiful young naïf, who longs for the sexual fulfillment Modesto (who is "like a rabbit - one jump up and one jump down") is incapable of providing. And, just as Modesto captures creatures from the sea in his net, it isn't long before the cruel web of destiny entangles Marta and her lover Leyton in a tragic triangle. Chilean director Gonzalo Justiniano spins a tragic tale of love, lust, friendship, betrayal and murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Chile, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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Daniel and Alejandra, a working class couple in their late 30s, move to the countryside near the Andes Mountains to begin the next chapter of their life together. Alejandra is ill, and Daniel looks after her, his soul mate. He scratches out a living doing farm work, while dreaming of buying his own plot of land. Over the course of a year, director Alejandro Fernández Almendras captures a life of love and frustration as Alejandra’s condition worsens, and Daniel can do nothing but keep on struggling.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Chile
Duration: 95 min
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Sussi (1988)
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Sexy country girl Sussi comes to the big city of Santiago to find love and success 1980s-style.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Chile, France, West Germany
Duration: 100 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 108 min
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Chemmeen (1965)
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 534
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Country: India
Duration: 140 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 22
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 51
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 185
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 266
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 447
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 433
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
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Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 96 min
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Cesar & Rosalie (1972)
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: France, Italy, West Germany
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 420
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 284
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 703
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IMDB Votes: 309
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 199
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IMDB Votes: 61
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 955
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 395
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IMDB Votes: 760
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 824
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
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In 1945 Spain a young man with Nazi contacts fell in love with a left wing family woman.
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IMDB Votes: 311
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IMDB Votes: 619
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IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Votes: 15000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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