Bodyguard of Lies vs Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker
Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker). Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 30m. Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bodyguard of Lies
Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker| Bodyguard of Lies | Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Dan Krauss | Javier Espada |
| Main cast | – | Alfonso de Lucas Buñuel, Javier Espada, María José Moreno |
Synopsis
Bodyguard of Lies
Exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and misinformation fed to the American public. Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings of those at the highest levels of the military and elected leadership, this gripping documentary urges a reckoning with the wider implications of government…
Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker
Javier Espada explores how Luis Buñuel, one of the greatest precursors of surrealist cinema through works like An Andalusian Dog and The Golden Age, began to move away from this movement but never completely abandoned it, maintaining a strong oneiric element in his films. Taking us deep into his past and evolution as a creator, this documentary provides an unprecedented window into the world and work of an irreplaceable genius whose influence…
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