Dancing in the Dust vs Origin
Origin has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Dancing in the Dust). Origin is the shorter watch at 5m compared with 1h 35m. Dancing in the Dust is the older of the two (2004 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dancing in the Dust
Origin| Dancing in the Dust | Origin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 5m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Horror |
| Country | – | GB |
| Director | Asghar Farhadi | Joby Stephens |
| Main cast | Faramarz Gharibian, Yousef Khodaparast, Baran Kosari, Jalal Sarhad Seraj, Saeed Noorullahi | Immy Taylor, Emma Hutchings |
Synopsis
Dancing in the Dust
When forced to divorce his wife by family and social pressure because her mother is a prostitute, Nazar works double shifts to pay back the loan he took out for his impulsive wedding and to pay some ongoing restitution to his sweet jilted bride, Reyhaneh. When he falls behind in the payments he flees the police and ends up in the desert with an uncommunicative old man who catches poisonous snakes for their venom. These two are forced to coexist…
Origin
1896. Left behind in the family manor, young Mary plays hide and seek with the servant, Beth. But as the game unfolds, she realises Beth isn’t the only one searching for her… Something else is lurking in the dark. And it’s ready to play.
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