Adwa vs Love+War
Love+War has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.5/10 for Adwa). Love+War is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 37m. Adwa is the older of the two (1999 against 2025). Both are documentary, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Adwa
Love+War| Adwa | Love+War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Documentary, War | Documentary, War |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Haile Gerima | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin |
| Main cast | – | Lynsey Addario, Andriy Dubchak, Yulia Bondarenko, Steven P. Bungay, Serhiy Perebyinis |
Synopsis
Adwa
In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on colonization.
Love+War
Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict photojournalist Lynsey Addario reflects on a career working in some of the world's most dangerous war zones, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine.