Billy vs Yalla Habibi!
Yalla Habibi! has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Billy). Yalla Habibi! is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 47m. Billy is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Billy
Yalla Habibi!| Billy | Yalla Habibi! | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Lawrence Côté-Collins | Edwin El Bainou, Ryan Kluftinger |
| Main cast | Lawrence Côté-Collins, Billy-Denis Poulin, Alexandre L'Heureux | Ryan Kluftinger, Connor Bondlow, Edwin El Bainou |
Synopsis
Billy
Billy is a film buff who films himself non-stop. During a film shoot, he meets Lawrence Côté-Collins and the two become friends. One night, he assaults her. Years later, in prison for the deaths of two people, Billy is diagnosed with schizophrenia. With the help of the filmmaker, his only remaining relationship apart from his family, his personal archives become an invaluable resource for understanding his illness. A formal deconstruction of…
Yalla Habibi!
FortNine attempts to break the circumnavigation world record with award-winning filmmaker Edwin El Bainou riding pillion. It's a dangerously silly race across thousands of kilometres per day, with the polished and authentic eye that only a ride-along cinematographer can capture. Part documentary and part dark comedy, this is motorcycling as FortNine has never shown before. In less than 19 days, the trio must ride from Anchorage to Miami, Lisbon…
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