Africa on the Seine vs Bodyguard of Lies
Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.4/10 for Africa on the Seine). Africa on the Seine is the shorter watch at 22m compared with 1h 30m. Africa on the Seine is the older of the two (1955 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Africa on the Seine
Bodyguard of Lies| Africa on the Seine | Bodyguard of Lies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1955 | 2025 |
| Length | 22m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Mamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra | Dan Krauss |
| Main cast | Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr, Marpessa Dawn, Annette M'Baye | – |
Synopsis
Africa on the Seine
This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “ethnological documentary in reverse,” it shows 1950s Paris from the cinematic perspective of a group of African immigrants. (Mubi)
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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