Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Karosta: Life After the USSR
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for Karosta: Life After the USSR). Karosta: Life After the USSR is the shorter watch at 49m compared with 1h 29m. Karosta: Life After the USSR is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Karosta: Life After the USSR | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 49m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Peter King |
| Main cast | – | – |
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…
Karosta: Life After the USSR
A portrait of an abandoned Soviet military settlement that was neglected when the army personnel and their families left.
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