Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid vs Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 6.2/10 for Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon). Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid is the shorter watch at 20m compared with 54m. Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon is the older of the two (1982 against 2019). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon| Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid | Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.9/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 1982 |
| Length | 20m | 54m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | United States of America | France |
| Director | – | Jean-Jacques Flori, Stéphane Tchalgadjieff |
| Main cast | Rami Malek, Joseph Mazzello, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Brian May | Fela Kuti, Pope John Paul II |
Synopsis
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
This piece offers interviews with the real life May and Taylor, who reminisce about the concert, along with other interviews and behind the scenes footage.
Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti recorded more than 60 albums to promote the magic of Afrobeat but never lost his political voice as an outspoken critic against widespread government corruption in Nigeria. This documentary examines the role that Fela, dubbed "Black President," played in shedding light on atrocities in his homeland and in promoting the ascent of African music worldwide.
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