5 Broken Cameras vs Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.5/10 for 5 Broken Cameras). 5 Broken Cameras is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 33m. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is the older of the two (2008 against 2011). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
5 Broken Cameras
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father| 5 Broken Cameras | Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Drama, War | Crime, Documentary |
| Country | France | United States of America |
| Director | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Kurt Kuenne |
| Main cast | Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat | Jason Baldwin, Kurt Kuenne, Andrew Bagby, David Bagby, Kathleen Bagby |
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…
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.
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