5 Broken Cameras vs The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.5/10 for 5 Broken Cameras). 5 Broken Cameras is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 45m. 5 Broken Cameras is the older of the two (2011 against 2014). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
5 Broken Cameras
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz| 5 Broken Cameras | The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Drama, War | Crime, Documentary |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Brian Knappenberger |
| Main cast | Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat | Aaron Swartz, Tim Berners-Lee, Cory Doctorow, Peter Eckersley, Lawrence Lessig |
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…
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.
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