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Films like Homeland.

Homeland (1989) reads as Sombre, measured, measured documentary / latvian, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

A Single Spark (1995) poster
1. A Single Spark1995

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Constellation of Riflemen (1982) poster
2. Constellation of Riflemen1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Roundabout (1988) poster
3. The Roundabout1988

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

To the Starry Island (1993) poster
4. To the Starry Island1993

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Man of Iron (1981) poster
5. Man of Iron1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Making of the Mahatma (1996) poster
6. The Making of the Mahatma1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Promise (1995) poster
7. The Promise1995

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Cabra Marcado para Morrer (1984) poster
8. Cabra Marcado para Morrer1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Susman (1987) poster
9. Susman1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Brief History of Time (1991) poster
10. A Brief History of Time1991

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Last Emperor (1987) poster
11. The Last Emperor1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Gilsoddeum (1985) poster
12. Gilsoddeum1985

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Homeland’s neighbours — where are yours?

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