Bodyguard of Lies vs The Ceremony

Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.1/10 for The Ceremony). The Ceremony is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 1h 30m. The Ceremony is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bodyguard of Lies posterBodyguard of Lies2025 VS The Ceremony posterThe Ceremony2015
Bodyguard of LiesThe Ceremony
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 5.1/10
Year20252015
Length1h 30m1h 15m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of AmericaDenmark
DirectorDan KraussLina Mannheimer
Main cast–Catherine Robbe-Grillet, Beverly Charpentier, Dominique Corringer, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Christian Hersant

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…

The Ceremony

In an extravagant house in Paris, people gather for sexual ceremonies in luxurious environments. The 83-year-old author, Catherine Robbe-Grillet is the brains and heart behind the erotic role playing. She is the dominatrix who controls what goes on and her partner, who is 31 years her junior, has promised to submit to her smallest command. Lina Mannheimer portrays a puzzling, intellectual and deeply fascinating woman who, accompanied by her…

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