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Madame Sata

Brazil, 2002
film

Set in the seedy underworld of Rio in the 1930s, this is the story of “Madam Sata” or Joao Francisco dos Santos (1900-76) a man born to the street..

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Solas

Spain, 1998
Similarity: 68%

Loulou [DVD]

France, 1980
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Si Mamad (Cinemascope Print)

Indonesia, 1973
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Mon homme

France, 1996
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Tabu: a story of the south sea

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The Five faces of Kadarwati = Kadarwati

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Mapantsula

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Kika

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Dark habits = entre tinieblas

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Similarity: 64%

Satantango

Germany, Hungary and Switzerland, 1994
Similarity: 64%

Sahara

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Similarity: 64%

The Realm of the senses = Ai no corrida [Widescreen] (E)

Japan, 1976
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Central station = Central do Brasil

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Rain

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Kama sutra

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Similarity: 64%

Kama sutra: a tale of love

India, 1996
Similarity: 64%

Joanjo: a Portuguese tale (K)

United States, 1970
Similarity: 64%
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