Diagnosis: Dissent vs The Message
The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.9/10 for Diagnosis: Dissent). Diagnosis: Dissent is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2024). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Diagnosis: Dissent
The Message| Diagnosis: Dissent | The Message | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 1976 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 3h 26m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Action, Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | Ukraine | Algeria |
| Director | Denis Tarasov | Moustapha Akkad |
| Main cast | Andrii Mostrenko, Yevhen Chernykov, Serhii Kalantai, Kostiantyn Temliak, Nataliia Babenko | Damien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi |
Synopsis
Diagnosis: Dissent
The protagonist Andrii Dovzhenko finds out a horrible truth, that has been hidden in USSR for years - most of those accused of «anti-Soviet propaganda» were never sent to prison, but to special psychiatric hospitals with a diagnosis of "slow progressive schizophrenia". Andrii finds himself in a real hell of punitive psychiatry and faces a difficult choice - to cooperate with the KGB and return to his family, or to reveal the truth about…
The Message
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
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