5 Broken Cameras vs The Ugly One
5 Broken Cameras has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 5/10 for The Ugly One). 5 Broken Cameras is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 41m. 5 Broken Cameras is the older of the two (2011 against 2013). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
5 Broken Cameras
The Ugly One| 5 Broken Cameras | The Ugly One | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Drama, War | Documentary, Drama |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Eric Baudelaire |
| Main cast | Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat | Fadi Abi Samra, Rodney El Haddad, Masao Adachi, Rabih Mroué, Juliette Navis |
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 Ugly One
Adashi, ex-member of the Japanese Red Army, narrates a story taking place in Beirut. The melancholy of war, the pain of disillusionment. A story being written and rewritten, open to interpretation. When the time comes, return to reality can only be cruel.
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