Before Stonewall vs The Look of Silence
The Look of Silence has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Before Stonewall). Before Stonewall is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 40m. Before Stonewall is the older of the two (1984 against 2014). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Before Stonewall
The Look of Silence| Before Stonewall | The Look of Silence | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1984 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Documentary, History | Documentary, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg | Joshua Oppenheimer |
| Main cast | Allen Ginsberg, Rita Mae Brown, Red Jordan Arobateau, Ann Bannon, Lisa Ben | Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan, Inong, Kemat |
Synopsis
Before Stonewall
New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back against police June 27-28, 1969. This documentary uses extensive archival film, movie clips and personal recollections to construct an audiovisual history of the gay community before the Stonewall riots.
The Look of Silence
An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.
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