3-Iron vs Assa
3-Iron has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.8/10 for Assa). 3-Iron is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h 33m. Assa is the older of the two (1987 against 2004). Both are crime, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
3-Iron
Assa| 3-Iron | Assa | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 1987 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 2h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Romance | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kim Ki-duk | Sergey Solovyov |
| Main cast | Ju Jin-mo, Park Ji-a, Lee Seung-yun, Jae Hee, Kwon Hyuk-ho | Aleksandr Bashirov, Sergei Bugayev, Tatyana Drubich, Stanislav Govorukhin, Alexandr Domogarov |
Synopsis
3-Iron
A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy marriage.
Assa
ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster's (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century assassination plot.