Eleni vs Trango
Trango has the higher audience score (9/10 against 5.9/10 for Eleni). Eleni is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 1h 59m. Eleni is the older of the two (1985 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Eleni
Trango| Eleni | Trango | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 1985 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Adventure, Documentary, Drama, History |
| Country | – | Norway |
| Director | Peter Yates | Christopher Carvasal |
| Main cast | John Malkovich, Glenne Headly, Ronald Pickup, Linda Hunt, Oliver Cotton | Robert Caspersen, Stein P. Aasheim, Dag Kolsrud, Hans Christian Doseth, Per Ludvig Skjerven |
Synopsis
Eleni
Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.
Trango
Inspired by one of the greatest achievements in climbing history, mountaineer Robert Caspersen and his team embark on an expedition to the Himalayas, to become the first to summit one of the world's tallest rock faces, Trango Pulpit.