5 Broken Cameras vs The Somme
5 Broken Cameras has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 5.7/10 for The Somme). 5 Broken Cameras is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 42m. The Somme is the older of the two (2005 against 2011). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| 5 Broken Cameras | The Somme | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Drama, War | Documentary, Drama |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Carl Hindmarch |
| Main cast | Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat | Patrick Kennedy, Tilda Swinton, Martin Hancock, Ed Stoppard, Paul Popplewell |
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 Somme
Drama-documentary recounting the events of the 1st July 1916 and the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front during the First World War. Told through the letters and journals of soldiers who were there.
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