Across the Sea vs Persecution
Persecution has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.4/10 for Across the Sea). Persecution is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 52m. Persecution is the older of the two (1972 against 2025). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Across the Sea
Persecution| Across the Sea | Persecution | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1972 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 22m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | Belgium | – |
| Director | Saïd Hamich | Atıf Yılmaz |
| Main cast | Grégoire Colin, Anna Mouglalis, Ayoub Gretaa, Omar Boulakirba, Rym Foglia | Türkan Şoray, Murat Soydan, Muammer Gözalan, Nedret Güvenç, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu |
Synopsis
Across the Sea
Twenty-seven-year-old Nour has immigrated illegally to Marseille, where he and his friends live a marginal and festive life. From 1990 to 2000, Nour loves, grows older and clings to his dreams, damaged by the melancholy of an irreversible exile.
Persecution
Ayla is a conservatory student. Through a coincidence, she meets Tarık, a famous composer. They fall in love and soon become engaged. On a trip abroad, Tarık experiences one of Ayla's biggest traumas. This disaster will affect the fate of the duo in a bad way.
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