Assa vs Given
Given has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.8/10 for Assa). Given is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 2h 33m. Assa is the older of the two (1987 against 2020). Both are drama, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Assa
Given| Assa | Given | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 1987 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 33m | 1h |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance | Animation, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sergey Solovyov | Hikaru Yamaguchi |
| Main cast | Aleksandr Bashirov, Sergei Bugayev, Tatyana Drubich, Stanislav Govorukhin, Alexandr Domogarov | Takuya Eguchi, Yuma Uchida, Masatomo Nakazawa, Shogo Yano, Shintaro Asanuma |
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.
Given
Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.