Beasts of No Nation vs Gauze
Gauze has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.6/10 for Beasts of No Nation). Gauze is the shorter watch at 8m compared with 2h 17m. Beasts of No Nation is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beasts of No Nation
Gauze| Beasts of No Nation | Gauze | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 17m | 8m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Cary Joji Fukunaga | Nicholas Arujah, Noran Fikri Alezabi |
| Main cast | Nana Mensah, Idris Elba, Jude Akuwudike, Abraham Attah, Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye | Bashir Alsharbati, Talia Alsharbati, Rasha Alsharbati, Ahmed Rehan, Mjd Ali |
Synopsis
Beasts of No Nation
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.
Gauze
14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion, faces war and man-made famine. He becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim - not for passion, but for survival.
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