Alice On & Off vs Though I Am Gone

Alice On & Off has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Though I Am Gone). Though I Am Gone is the shorter watch at 1h 6m compared with 1h 24m. Though I Am Gone is the older of the two (2006 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Alice On & Off posterAlice On & Off2024 VS Though I Am Gone posterThough I Am Gone2006
Alice On & OffThough I Am Gone
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.5/10
Year20242006
Length1h 24m1h 6m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryRomania–
DirectorIsabela TentHu Jie
Main castAlice Petruș, Dorian Petruș, Aristo PetrușJingyao Wang

Synopsis

Alice On & Off

Shot over the course of ten years, the story revolves around 16-year-old Alice who becomes a mother to Aristo, a child conceived out of her deep affection for Dorian, despite their remarkable 35-year age difference. However, their trajectories quickly separate, compelling Alice to make the heart-wrenching choice of parting ways with both Dorian and Aristo.

Though I Am Gone

Filmmaker Hu Jie uncovers the tragic story of a teacher beaten to death by her students during the Cultural Revoution. In 1966, the Cultural Revolution exploded throughout China, as Mao's Red Guards persecuted suspected Rightists. Bian Zhongyun, the vice principal of a prestigious school in Beijing, was beaten to death by her own students, becoming one of the first victims of the revolutionary violence that would engulf the entire nation.

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