Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Citizenfour
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Citizenfour). Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 54m. Citizenfour is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Citizenfour| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Citizenfour | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Laura Poitras |
| Main cast | – | Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, Barack Obama, Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras |
Synopsis
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Five years since the murder of George Floyd – the police killing that set America on fire with rage and sparked a wave of protests around the world, director Kwabena Oppong's film explores one of the most important and defining events in modern history. Featuring ground-breaking interviews with members of George Floyd’s family, the Minneapolis Police Chief who took the bold step of testifying against one of his own officers, Boris Johnson’s…
Citizenfour
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
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