5 Broken Cameras vs Into the Abyss
5 Broken Cameras has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.9/10 for Into the Abyss). 5 Broken Cameras is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 45m. Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
5 Broken Cameras
Into the Abyss| 5 Broken Cameras | Into the Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Drama, War | Crime, Documentary |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Werner Herzog |
| Main cast | Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat | Werner Herzog, Jason Burkett, Richard Lopez, Damon Hall, Lisa Stolter-Balloun |
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…
Into the Abyss
We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.
Where to watch
Where to watch 5 Broken CamerasWhere to watch Into the Abyss
More like 5 Broken Cameras · More like Into the Abyss · Compare other titles