Djon Africa vs The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.2/10 for Djon Africa). Djon Africa is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 22m. The Shawshank Redemption is the older of the two (1994 against 2018). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Djon Africa
The Shawshank Redemption| Djon Africa | The Shawshank Redemption | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 2h 22m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Filipa Reis, João Miller Guerra | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Isabel Cardoso, Bitori Nha Bibinha, Patrícia Soso | Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Ragno |
Synopsis
Djon Africa
Miguel —alias Tibars, alias “Djon África,” born and raised in Portugal— is a kindhearted Rastafarian who loves women and lives a carefree life. Until one day a stranger tells him he's the spitting image of his father, “a player and a crook.” His father, whom he never even knew! This intriguing discovery makes him change tack. Particularly when his grandmother, who always took care of him, finally tells him how his father was in prison; how sad…
The Shawshank Redemption
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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