Burt vs Fortuna
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Fortuna). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 46m. Fortuna is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Fortuna| Burt | Fortuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Germinal Roaux |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Bruno Ganz, Patrick d'Assumçao, Yoann Blanc, Antonin Schopfer, Kidist Siyum |
Synopsis
Burt
Burt, a 69-year-old musician with Parkinson’s, has his life turned upside down when a man from New York shows up claiming to be his son. Having always dreamed of being a father, Burt embraces Sammy and invites him to stay for the weekend, where he lives with his grumpy landlord.
Fortuna
Fortuna, a 14-year-old Ethiopian girl, has had no news of her parents since they crossed the Mediterranean Sea. Together with other refugees, she is given shelter for the winter in a Swiss catholic monastery. While she waits for her fate to be decided by the Swiss authorities, Fortuna finds out she is pregnant. The choice she will have to make and the arrival of the refugees will give rise to concern within the religious community and will…