Affliction vs Bodyguard of Lies
Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.1/10 for Affliction). Affliction is the shorter watch at 45m compared with 1h 30m. Affliction is the older of the two (1996 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Affliction
Bodyguard of Lies| Affliction | Bodyguard of Lies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2025 |
| Length | 45m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Mark Hejnar | Dan Krauss |
| Main cast | Annie Sprinkle, GG Allin, Full Force Frank, Mike Diana, Kembra Pfahler | – |
Synopsis
Affliction
This 45 minute documentary by Mark Hejnar is a sort of Whitman's Sampler of sickness, chronicling such wildly diverse and extreme personalities as G.G. Allin, Mike Diana, Full Force Frank, GLOD, Annie Sprinkle, and others. This collection of short clips and vile moments is certainly NOT for the squeamish, as these are the artists and performers who have taken the term "free expression" to it's limits--and beyond.
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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