Dancing in the Dust vs The Secret Life of Jim
The Secret Life of Jim has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Dancing in the Dust). The Secret Life of Jim is the shorter watch at 17m compared with 1h 35m. Dancing in the Dust is the older of the two (2004 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dancing in the Dust
The Secret Life of Jim| Dancing in the Dust | The Secret Life of Jim | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 17m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Iran | – |
| Director | Asghar Farhadi | Emmet Kelly |
| Main cast | Faramarz Gharibian, Yousef Khodaparast, Baran Kosari, Jalal Sarhad Seraj, Saeed Noorullahi | Aidan Jordan, Emmet Kelly, Sarah Carroll, Gerry Cannon |
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…
The Secret Life of Jim
Nick tries desperately to have one more real moment with his father Jim who suffers from Alzheimer disease.
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