For Sama vs Waltz with Bashir
For Sama has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.7/10 for Waltz with Bashir). Waltz with Bashir is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 40m. Waltz with Bashir is the older of the two (2008 against 2019). Both are documentary, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
For Sama
Waltz with Bashir| For Sama | Waltz with Bashir | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary, War | Animation, Documentary, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Edward Watts, Waad al-Kateab | Ari Folman |
| Main cast | Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Waad al-Kateab | Mickey Leon, Ari Folman, Ori Sivan, Yehezkel Lazarov, Ronny Dayag |
Synopsis
For Sama
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when…
Waltz with Bashir
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
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