Flood vs The Rays and Shadows
Flood has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.5/10 for The Rays and Shadows). Flood is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 3h 19m. Flood is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Flood
The Rays and Shadows| Flood | The Rays and Shadows | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 3h 19m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Martin Gonda | Xavier Giannoli |
| Main cast | Sara Chripáková, Jozef Pantlikáš, Katarína Babejová, Vladimíra Štefániková, Michal Soltész | André Marcon, Vincent Colombe, Jean Dujardin, August Diehl, Elina Löwensohn |
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.
The Rays and Shadows
Jean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, is launching a brilliant acting career in the film world, but war breaks out and France is occupied. The two friends have a major role to play in this new France. Jean becomes a big press baron and an ardent advocate of collaboration with the occupying forces, while Otto becomes the Reich’s ambassador in Paris…
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