5 Broken Cameras vs The Rescue
The Rescue 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 47m. 5 Broken Cameras is the older of the two (2011 against 2021). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| 5 Broken Cameras | The Rescue | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Drama, War | Documentary, Drama |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin |
| Main cast | Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat | Richard Harris, Jim Warny, Thanet Natisri, John Volanthen, Derek Anderson |
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 Rescue
The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.
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