Fireflies at El Mozote vs When Paris was German

Fireflies at El Mozote has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for When Paris was German). When Paris was German is the shorter watch at 52m compared with 1h 30m. When Paris was German is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Fireflies at El MozoteWhen Paris was German
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 8.0/10
Year20252020
Length1h 30m52m
GenresAction, Drama, History, WarDocumentary, History, TV Movie, War
CountryUnited States of AmericaFrance
DirectorErnesto MelaraIsabelle Gendre
Main castJeff Fahey, Mena Suvari, Yancey Arias, Paz Vega, Juan Pablo ShukAgnès Jamonneau, Leonard Chouin

Synopsis

Fireflies at El Mozote

During the 1980s civil war in El Salvador, a rebel group of leftist guerrillas fight to expose its government's death squads via an underground radio network and hope to end their government's reign of terror with the help of an American journalist.

When Paris was German

Discovering Paris under the German occupation through the story of an SS soldier and more generally of Wehrmacht soldiers allows us to follow the daily life on the German side. These soldiers enjoyed privileged status, during their stay, they were led to believe that they belong to a social elite, a status unreachable back in Germany during peacetime. And who better than a German who has led such lifestyle to serve as a common thread and tell…

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