Burning Stars vs Timbuktu
Burning Stars has the higher audience score (9.8/10 against 7/10 for Timbuktu). Timbuktu is the older of the two (2014 against 2024). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burning Stars
Timbuktu| Burning Stars | Timbuktu | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2014 |
| Length | – | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | CN | – |
| Director | Xu Zhanxiong | Abderrahmane Sissako |
| Main cast | Jerry Lee, Gao Ge, Lu Qi, Dong Yong, Yu Ailei | Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Layla Walet Mohamed, Abel Jafri, Kettly Noël |
Synopsis
Burning Stars
In 1920s Shanghai, a group of brave young individuals band together to carry out a dangerous mission, and amid political turmoil, they grow through sacrifice and resilience.
Timbuktu
Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fisherman.
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