Drain The Ocean: WWII vs For Sama
For Sama has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.8/10 for Drain The Ocean: WWII). Drain The Ocean: WWII is the shorter watch at 45m compared with 1h 40m. Drain The Ocean: WWII is the older of the two (2016 against 2019). Both are documentary, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Drain The Ocean: WWII
For Sama| Drain The Ocean: WWII | For Sama | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2019 |
| Length | 45m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Documentary, War | Documentary, War |
| Country | United Kingdom | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Director | Mike Slee | Edward Watts, Waad al-Kateab |
| Main cast | Russell Boulter | Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Waad al-Kateab |
Synopsis
Drain The Ocean: WWII
What lies beneath the ocean? World War Two left a great number of ships and submarines hidden beneath the waves. Now, as the oceans drain, each vessel reveals its secrets through new data-based 3D reconstructions. From the Arizona in Pearl Harbour’s shallows, whose destruction brought America into the war, to Nazi super ship the Bismarck and its mysterious end three miles down. From the flaming merchant ships secretly torpedoed by U-boats off…
For Sama
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when…
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