Drama
Maysa unfolds over a single afternoon as a young woman and her stoic middle eastern mother navigate the quiet tension of a long-held silence. As memories of migration and girlhood surface in fractured flashbacks, their unspoken history begins to unravel. A tender, restrained portrait of love, resilience, and the things women carry - even when they no longer have to.
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2018
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2011
Based on a Stephen King short story, That Feeling... presents the ultimate case of cause, effect and deja vu.La surface de réparation
IMDB 0 | Nov , 1998
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IMDB 5.2 | May , 2004
Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.Ella
IMDB 5 | Aug , 2024
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IMDB 5.8 | Nov , 2021
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 2016
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IMDB 6 | May , 1988
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IMDB 7.5 | May , 2022
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IMDB 7.8 | Oct , 2013
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IMDB 0 | May , 2022
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 2007
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IMDB 0 | May , 2026
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IMDB 0 | May , 2013
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IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 2008
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2019
After making the toughest decision in his life, Jamie gets trapped in a labyrinth of pain and regret, where he is forced to relive the moment that haunts him most.What Doesn't Kill You
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2015
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 2022
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IMDB 5 | Jun , 2022
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