Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs The Five Obstructions
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Five Obstructions). Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 30m. The Five Obstructions is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
The Five Obstructions| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | The Five Obstructions | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier |
| Main cast | – | Patrick Bauchau, Lars von Trier, Anders Hove, Jørgen Leth, Claus Nissen |
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…
The Five Obstructions
In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates…
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