Burt vs Ixcanul
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Ixcanul). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 33m. Ixcanul is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Ixcanul| Burt | Ixcanul | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Jayro Bustamante |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | María Mercedes Coroy, María Telón, Marvin Coroy, Manuel Antún, Justo Lorenzo |
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.
Ixcanul
María, a 17-year-old Kaqchikel Maya, lives with her parents on a coffee plantation at the foot of an active volcano. She is set to be married to the farm's foreman. But María longs to discover the world on the other side of the mountain, a place she cannot even imagine. And so she seduces a coffee-harvester who wants to escape to the USA. When this man leaves her behind, María discovers her own world and culture anew.