Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs My Octopus Teacher
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for My Octopus Teacher). My Octopus Teacher is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 29m. My Octopus Teacher is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
My Octopus Teacher| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | My Octopus Teacher | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | South Africa |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | James Reed, Philippa Ehrlich |
| Main cast | – | Craig Foster, Tom Foster |
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…
My Octopus Teacher
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
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