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The Secret of Happiness (2018) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb
Secretul fericirii
director: Vlad Zamfirescu actor: Theo Marton / Irina Velcescu
other title: Secretul fericirii / 快乐的秘密
For two friends there is only one secret to happiness, that is easy to understand, but, perhaps, difficult to accept.
A beautiful night. Silence. The sky is full of stars. Outside the weather is warm, pleasant, relaxing. After a day's work, two friends sit on the balcony and smoke a joint. They are enjoying themselves. They pass the cigarette around, give each other friendly burns and sometimes flatter the other one with names like "dumbass" - but between them there is peace and trust, as it should be after twenty-five years lived side by side. They are fond of each other. They have a history together. Neither one is afraid of disappointing surprises from the other one. And yet, Tom (the host) is skilled at disguisedly pouring, drop by drop, subtext after subtext. In a Machiavellian fashion, Tom has prepared for that night some sort of a truth-hoax.
Mikado (2021) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Marocco
director: 埃马努埃尔·珀尔武 actor: 谢尔班·帕夫卢 / Ana Indricau
other title: 摩洛哥 / 玛格达的项链
One day, teenager Magda offers her expensive necklace to a sick child in the hospital she volunteers for- her father is certain she is lying again. When she proves her innocence, he is ashamed and guilty but also incapable of admitting he was wrong. Relationships are now broken and in chaos, and past decisions have an irreversible outcome.