12 Years a Slave vs Fireflies at El Mozote
Fireflies at El Mozote has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for 12 Years a Slave). Fireflies at El Mozote is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 14m. 12 Years a Slave is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
12 Years a Slave
Fireflies at El Mozote| 12 Years a Slave | Fireflies at El Mozote | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Country | United Kingdom | United States of America |
| Director | Steve McQueen | Ernesto Melara |
| Main cast | Michael Kenneth Williams, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Adepero Oduye, Bill Camp | Jeff Fahey, Mena Suvari, Yancey Arias, Paz Vega, Juan Pablo Shuk |
Synopsis
12 Years a Slave
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Fireflies at El Mozote
During the 1980s civil war in El Salvador, a rebel group of leftist guerrillas fight to expose its government's death squads via an underground radio network and hope to end their government's reign of terror with the help of an American journalist.
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