Ayla: The Daughter of War vs Timbuktu

Ayla: The Daughter of War has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7/10 for Timbuktu). Timbuktu is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 4m. Timbuktu is the older of the two (2014 against 2017). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Ayla: The Daughter of War posterAyla: The Daughter of War2017 VS Timbuktu posterTimbuktu2014
Ayla: The Daughter of WarTimbuktu
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 7.0/10
Year20172014
Length2h 4m1h 36m
GenresDrama, History, WarDrama, War
Country––
DirectorCan UlkayAbderrahmane Sissako
Main castEric Roberts, Çetin Tekindor, Altan Erkekli, Taner Birsel, İsmail HacıoğluIbrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Layla Walet Mohamed, Abel Jafri, Kettly Noël

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.

Timbuktu

Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fisherman.

Where to watch

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