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Islands (2026)

  • Drama
  • 89 min
  • 12 age guide
  • ★ 7.4/10 from 5 ratings

Amparo, alone and destitute, with her acting career over, has decided to take her own life at the very hotel where she once filmed one of her forgotten movies. She hopes the press will at least take note of her desperate end. But she crosses paths with Toni, a twenty-year-old man as tormented as she is. Over the course of two days, they will discover one another and realize that neither is quite what they seem. They harbor dark secrets that gradually come to light amidst bored tourists, decadent parties, and tense silences. Little do they imagine that the conclusion of this strange bond between them will prove to be as unsettling as it is unexpected.

Directed byMarina Seresesky

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    The Woman in the Line

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    2025 · 105 min · Drama

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    Andrea visits her incarcerated son for the first time. Initially eyed with suspicion by other women in line, she gradually gains their trust — and emerges as a powerful advocate for justice reform.

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    • a closely matched era
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    Dóberman

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    2019 · 72 min · Drama

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    One lazy afternoon in the outskirts of the city, two women's worlds colide when they turn a casual chit-chat into a battlefield, unable to prevent the inevitable: a domestic tragedy. Based on the director's play of the same name, performed by the same actresses.

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    • strong story and style similarity
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    Post Tenebras Lux

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    2012 · 115 min · Drama

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    Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complimentary or if they strive to eliminate one another.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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    The Longest Distance

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    2013 · 113 min · Drama · Family

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    Two sides of the same country: a chaotic and violent city contrasting against a natural paradise where the oldest mountains on the planet can be found. Two main characters that find each other at a crucial moment. Two fearless journeys, one that begins as a childlike adventure and ends up on the other side of the country and a one-way journey, free and determined. The same destiny will inevitably bond a woman with her grandson. Without knowing it they are part of an unbreakable family circle that deeply unites them. Second opportunities will arise while individual freedom of choice will become imposing. Everything comes together to tell us: there is only one destiny, the one you choose for yourself.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
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  5. 05

    Waterpark in the Winter

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    2024 · 75 min · Comedy · Drama

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    In an attempt to reignite their relationship, a couple goes on a vacation to a waterpark where they argue incessantly about even the most menial things. The relationship faces an even tougher challenge upon the introduction of a young woman on vacation alone.

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    I Am Not Lorena

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    2014 · 82 min · Drama · Thriller

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    A case of mistaken identity becomes a living nightmare when a young actress finds herself relentlessly assailed by debt collectors.

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