5 Broken Cameras vs Capturing the Friedmans
5 Broken Cameras has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.1/10 for Capturing the Friedmans). 5 Broken Cameras is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 47m. Capturing the Friedmans is the older of the two (2003 against 2011). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
5 Broken Cameras
Capturing the Friedmans| 5 Broken Cameras | Capturing the Friedmans | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Drama, War | Crime, Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Andrew Jarecki |
| Main cast | Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat | Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Jesse Friedman, Seth Friedman |
Synopsis
5 Broken Cameras
Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he…
Capturing the Friedmans
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.
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