Burt vs Sira
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Sira). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 2m. Sira is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Sira| Burt | Sira | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Apolline Traoré |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Lazare Minoungou, Nafissatou Cissé, Mike Danon, Nathalie Vairac, Ruth Werner |
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.
Sira
After a brutal attack, a young nomad named Sira refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against Islamist terror. A feminist counterpoint to current reporting from the Sahel region.