Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11). In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 is the shorter watch at 35m compared with 1h 29m. In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd2025
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In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/112019
| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 35m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Amy Schatz |
| Main cast | – | Taresh Batra, Catherine Choy, Ilya Feldsherov, Mohammad Haque, Liz O’Callahan |
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…
In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11
Eight student eyewitnesses from Stuyvesant High School in New York City recount their experiences of the Twin Towers attack on September 11, 2001, who as young teenagers, found themselves fleeing debris in the heart of the danger zone and faced with a harrowing journey home.
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