Gauze vs Kawauso
Gauze has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 3.5/10 for Kawauso). Gauze is the shorter watch at 8m compared with 15m. Kawauso is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are animation movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gauze
Kawauso| Gauze | Kawauso | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 3.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Length | 8m | 15m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Animation |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Nicholas Arujah, Noran Fikri Alezabi | Akihito Izuhara |
| Main cast | Bashir Alsharbati, Talia Alsharbati, Rasha Alsharbati, Ahmed Rehan, Mjd Ali | – |
Synopsis
Gauze
14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion, faces war and man-made famine. He becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim - not for passion, but for survival.
Kawauso
A girl is going along her way when a Japanese river otter catches up with her. The two try in vain to communicate while all the junk of humanity rains down around them.