Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment vs First Case, Second Case
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for First Case, Second Case). First Case, Second Case is the shorter watch at 53m compared with 1h . First Case, Second Case is the older of the two (1979 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment
First Case, Second Case| Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment | First Case, Second Case | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1979 |
| Length | 1h | 53m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Steve Lawson | Abbas Kiarostami |
| Main cast | Richard Felix, Mark Topping | Ehteram Boroumand, Mehdi Azadbakht, Mohammadreza Barati, Hedayat Matin Daftari, Nader Ebrahimi |
Synopsis
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment
From ancient practices such as death by a thousand cuts and hanging, drawing and quartering to the modern scientific era of lethal injection, we ask the question: do the most horrific crimes deserve the most horrific of punishments?
First Case, Second Case
A documentary about a teacher who sends a group of pupils out of the classroom when one of them does not own up to talking behind the master's back.
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