Assa vs CODA
CODA has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Assa). CODA is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 33m. Assa is the older of the two (1987 against 2021). Both are drama, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Assa
CODA| Assa | CODA | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1987 | 2021 |
| Length | 2h 33m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance | Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sergey Solovyov | Siân Heder |
| Main cast | Aleksandr Bashirov, Sergei Bugayev, Tatyana Drubich, Stanislav Govorukhin, Alexandr Domogarov | Kevin Chapman, Emilia Jones, John Fiore, Ayana Brown, Lonnie Farmer |
Synopsis
Assa
ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster's (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century assassination plot.
CODA
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.