Breakdown: 1975 vs Leaving Africa
Breakdown: 1975 has the higher audience score (7/10 against 1/10 for Leaving Africa). Leaving Africa is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 32m. Leaving Africa is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Breakdown: 1975 | Leaving Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 1.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama, History | Documentary, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Morgan Neville | Iiris Härmä |
| Main cast | Patton Oswalt, Jodie Foster, Josh Brolin, Seth Rogen, Ellen Burstyn | – |
Synopsis
Breakdown: 1975
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.
Leaving Africa
Riitta and Catherine live together in Uganda. By day the two sixtysomethings provide sexual health and equality education for Catholics, Muslims and Anglicans alike. By night they smoke, do crosswords and don’t shy away from frank discussions. Riitta's long career empowering women in Africa is coming to a close, but Ugandan government is trying their best to shut down their sex-ed program during her last months in Africa.
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