5 Broken Cameras vs Leaving Africa
5 Broken Cameras has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 1/10 for Leaving Africa). Leaving Africa is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 30m. 5 Broken Cameras is the older of the two (2011 against 2015). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
5 Broken Cameras
Leaving Africa| 5 Broken Cameras | Leaving Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 1.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Drama, War | Documentary, Drama |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Iiris Härmä |
| Main cast | Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat | – |
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…
Leaving Africa
Riitta and Catherine live together in Uganda. By day the two sixtysomethings provide sexual health and equality education for Catholics, Muslims and Anglicans alike. By night they smoke, do crosswords and don’t shy away from frank discussions. Riitta's long career empowering women in Africa is coming to a close, but Ugandan government is trying their best to shut down their sex-ed program during her last months in Africa.
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