Flood vs Minamata
Flood has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.9/10 for Minamata). Flood is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 55m. Minamata is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Flood
Minamata| Flood | Minamata | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Martin Gonda | Andrew Levitas |
| Main cast | Sara Chripáková, Jozef Pantlikáš, Katarína Babejová, Vladimíra Štefániková, Michal Soltész | Minami, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Bill Nighy, Jun Kunimura |
Synopsis
Flood
In communist Czechoslovakia in 1980, Mara dreams of leaving her village to study in the city and become a pilot. But her father, a widowed Ruthenian farmer, insists she stay and work the land. When her village faces destruction due to a new dam, their generational conflict intensifies, revealing the struggle between tradition, identity, and the desire for freedom in a context of historical change.
Minamata
War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.