Downfall vs Father & Soldier
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6/10 for Father & Soldier). Father & Soldier is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 35m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2023). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Downfall
Father & Soldier| Downfall | Father & Soldier | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | Austria | France |
| Director | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Mathieu Vadepied |
| Main cast | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel | Omar Sy, Jonas Bloquet, François Chattot, Alassane Diong, Bamar Kane |
Synopsis
Downfall
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to…
Father & Soldier
1917. Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son, Thierno, who has been forcibly recruited. Sent to the front, they will have to face the war together. While Thierno learns to become a man, Bakary will do everything to bring him back safely.
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