Burt vs Papicha
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Papicha). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 48m. Papicha is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Papicha| Burt | Papicha | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Mounia Meddour |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Yasin Houicha, Lyna Khoudri, Shirine Boutella, Amira Hilda Douaouda, Nadia Kaci |
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.
Papicha
Nedjma, an 18-year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War keep her from experiencing a normal life. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to put on a fashion show.