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Plot Summary:
In the year 2000, Maixabel Lasa’s husband, Juan Maria Jauregi, was killed by ETA. Eleven years later, she receives an incredible request: one of the men who killed Juan wants to meet with her in the Nanclares de la Oca prison in Araba (Spain), where he is serving his sentence after breaking ties with the terrorist group. Despite her reservations and her immense pain, Maixabel Lasa agrees to meet face to face with those who ended the life of the person who had been her companion since she was 16 years old. ‘Everyone deserves a second chance’, she said, when asked why she was willing to confront the man who killed her husband.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: crying
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Khibula (2017)
Plot Summary:
The screenplay for Khibula was inspired by the real events taking place in Georgia briefly after the country regained its independence in 1991. Zviad Gamsakhurdia, the first president of Georgia, elected by the majority of votes, was driven into exile by coup d'etat. Even though he returned to regain power soon after, political clashes once again forced him to flee into the mountains. Based on the final chapter of the first President's life, the film starts off by following his journey accompanied and pursued by both friend and foe.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Georgia, France, Germany
Duration: 97 min
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Smoke & Mirrors (2016)
Plot Summary:
A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts and from one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades: the spy Francisco Paesa.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Biography, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, rough, touching, disturbing, hispanic, crime thriller, thrilling
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My Life and Times With Antonin Artaud (1993)
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May, 1946, in Paris young poet Jacques Prevel meets Antonin Artaud, the actor, artist, and writer just released from a mental asylum. Over ten months, we follow the mad Artaud from his cruel coaching of an actress in his "theatre of cruelty" to his semi-friendship with Prevel who buys him drugs and hangs on his every word. Meanwhile, Prevel divides his time between Jany, his blond, young, drug-hazed mistress, and Rolande, his dark-haired, long-suffering wife, who has a child during this time. Cruelty, neglect, poverty, egoism, madness, and the pursuit of art mix on the Left Bank.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: black and white, sexy, thought provoking, enigmatic, bleak, bloody, entertaining, melancholic, surreal, meditative
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Franz Fuchs – A Patriot (2007)
Plot Summary:
The letter bomber Franz Fuchs (1949-2000) saw his crimes as a service to the community. He wanted to be one thing above all else: a patriot.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: semi documentary
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El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free (1988)
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This is the story of a man fighting with all his might for his life and his freedom. Eleuterio (”El Lute”) embarks upon an action-packed future, fuelled by the notions of freedom and dreams of living just as his countrymen, ever-growing in his mind. Nothing and no-one can stop him. After escaping the Puerto de Santa María prison, the reunion with his family is just the beginning of what will become an endless escape.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 120 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, captivating, tense, suspenseful, heartbreaking, suspense, social, sad
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Il Divo (2008)
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The narration spans the period since the seventh election of Andreotti as Prime Minister of Italy in 1992, until the trial in which he was accused of collusion with the Mafia.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: political, disturbing, enigmatic, serious, suspenseful, philosophical, cerebral, controversial, realistic, intense
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An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-tothing dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: ironic, sad, tragic ending, factual, cynical, cult film
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A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: inspirational, touching, emotional, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, compassionate, feel good, sad, patriotic
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Patty Hearst (1988)
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min
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Plot Summary:
Dramatization of the life of Italian actress Sophia Loren who plays herself during adulthood and also that of her mother Romilda Villani.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 187
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, disturbing, rough, emotional, realistic, christian film, thought provoking, anthropological, bleak
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, disturbing, contemplative
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 110 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 972
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 87000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 109 min
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Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is a made-for-TV film starring Australian actress Poppy Montgomery. The film, which was shot in B.C. Canada locations altered to look like British locations, details the journey of struggling single mother J. K. Rowling, her bid to become a published author, and her rise to fame that followed the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The film aired on Lifetime on July 18th and was criticized for being too lacklustre (mainly down to the fiercely private author having no say in the production) but it also shed some light on her personal life and featured scenes such as her highly abusive first husband and the death of her mother. The eponymous J.K. Rowling is the world's first billionaire (in terms of US dollars) author and the films inspired by her books have been the highest grossing films of all time. Poppy Montgomery reportedly got blue contact lenses to play the role of the highly influential author.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, sincere, touching, realistic, inspirational, art film, ridiculous
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 30000
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 11000
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Country: Australia, UK, USA
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 17000
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Country: India
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IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 84000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 293000
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 17000
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 83000
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 113000
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 184000
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Country: Ireland, UK
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