Barbara vs Forgiveness Girl

Forgiveness Girl has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Barbara). Barbara is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 51m. Barbara is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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BarbaraForgiveness Girl
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 10.0/10
Year20122025
Length1h 45m1h 51m
GenresDramaDrama, Family
Country–US
DirectorChristian PetzoldRob Diamond
Main castNina Hoss, Rainer Bock, Ronald Zehrfeld, Christina Hecke, Claudia Geisler-BadingWalter Platz, Scarlett Diamond, Mia Hansen, Melinda Yeaman

Synopsis

Barbara

In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good natured clinic head, Andre.

Forgiveness Girl

A little girl with cerebral palsy is relentlessly bullied throughout her life, yet finds it in her heart to forgive by seeking strength from a higher source above.

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