23 000 Lives vs Fireflies at El Mozote
Fireflies at El Mozote has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5/10 for 23 000 Lives). Fireflies at El Mozote is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 52m. Fireflies at El Mozote is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| 23 000 Lives | Fireflies at El Mozote | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Country | Germany | United States of America |
| Director | Markus Goller | Ernesto Melara |
| Main cast | Louis Hofmann, Franka Potente, Frederick Lau, Herbert Knaup, Corinna Harfouch | Jeff Fahey, Mena Suvari, Yancey Arias, Paz Vega, Juan Pablo Shuk |
Synopsis
23 000 Lives
Unable to stand by and watch as countless refugees lose their lives attempting to reach Europe by sea, a group of young Berliners take action. Inexperienced but driven by passion and courage, they launch a crowdfunding campaign to buy an old ship. Venturing into the Mediterranean, they embark on a mission to save thousands of people. But their efforts soon put their understanding of law and justice to the test.
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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