A Rifle and a Bag vs Bodyguard of Lies
Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.3/10 for A Rifle and a Bag). A Rifle and a Bag is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 30m. A Rifle and a Bag is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Rifle and a Bag
Bodyguard of Lies| A Rifle and a Bag | Bodyguard of Lies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | India | United States of America |
| Director | Arya Rothe, Cristina Haneș | Dan Krauss |
| Main cast | – | – |
Synopsis
A Rifle and a Bag
Somi is pregnant with her second child. A girl, she hopes. Together with her husband she prepares for this new phase of their parenthood. It means that their son has to go to school, but as an ex-Naxalite that is tough to achieve in contemporary India, where people like them are third-rate citizens. They lack the certificates and an opaque bureaucratic process doesn't help. Directors Isabella Rinaldi, Cristina Hanes and Arya Rothe of the NoCut…
Bodyguard of Lies
Exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and misinformation fed to the American public. Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings of those at the highest levels of the military and elected leadership, this gripping documentary urges a reckoning with the wider implications of government…
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