Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul vs We Are The Thousand

We Are The Thousand has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.4/10 for Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul). We Are The Thousand is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 1h 30m. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul is the older of the two (2005 against 2020). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul posterCrossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul2005 VS We Are The Thousand posterWe Are The Thousand2020
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of IstanbulWe Are The Thousand
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 8.4/10
Year20052020
Length1h 30m1h 20m
GenresDocumentary, MusicDocumentary, Music
Country––
DirectorFatih AkinAnita Rivaroli
Main castAlexander Hacke, Orhan Gencebay, Sezen Aksu, Baba Zula, Erkin KorayFabio Zaffagnini, Marco Sabiu

Synopsis

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

German musician Alexander Hacke explores Istanbul's rich music culture and attempts to create a portrait of Turkey through music genres. On this journey, he encounters a mosaic that covers countless genres from rock to arabesque, electronic to hip-hop.

We Are The Thousand

Together impossible goals can be reached. Like playing a song as a tribute to your favorite rock band, putting together 1000 musicians playing perfectly in synch. It’s what Rockin’1000 achieved, a group of Italian friends who became a global community bringing musicians from all around the world. We Are The Thousand is the story of how the largest band on the planet came to be: over nineteen thousand musicians, amateurs and pros from every age…

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