Ayla: The Daughter of War vs The Pianist

The Pianist has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 8/10 for Ayla: The Daughter of War). Ayla: The Daughter of War is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 30m. The Pianist is the older of the two (2002 against 2017). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Ayla: The Daughter of War posterAyla: The Daughter of War2017 VS The Pianist posterThe Pianist2002
Ayla: The Daughter of WarThe Pianist
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 8.4/10
Year20172002
Length2h 4m2h 30m
GenresDrama, History, WarDrama, War
Country–France
DirectorCan UlkayRoman Polanski
Main castEric Roberts, Çetin Tekindor, Altan Erkekli, Taner Birsel, İsmail HacıoğluThomas Kretschmann, Adrien Brody, Richard Ridings, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman

Synopsis

Ayla: The Daughter of War

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.

The Pianist

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

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