Bodyguard of Lies vs Kestrel's Eye
Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Kestrel's Eye). Kestrel's Eye is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 30m. Kestrel's Eye is the older of the two (1998 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Bodyguard of Lies | Kestrel's Eye | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Dan Krauss | Mikael Kristersson |
| Main cast | – | – |
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…
Kestrel's Eye
Swedish filmmaker Mikael Kristersson directs this austere yet beautiful experimental documentary about two European falcons. Shot over the course of two years, Kristersson manages to fashion a narrative without the use of voice-overs or music, showing the falcons as they forage for food and tend to their eggs. Much of this film, though, is spent viewing the world from the falcons' vantage point -- high up on a 13th century church steeple…
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