Gauze vs Margarethe 89
Gauze has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7/10 for Margarethe 89). Gauze is the shorter watch at 8m compared with 18m. Margarethe 89 is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are animation movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gauze
Margarethe 89| Gauze | Margarethe 89 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Length | 8m | 18m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Animation |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Nicholas Arujah, Noran Fikri Alezabi | Lucas Malbrun |
| Main cast | Bashir Alsharbati, Talia Alsharbati, Rasha Alsharbati, Ahmed Rehan, Mjd Ali | Lucas Prisor, Jochen Hägele, Anna Hedderich, Franz Liebig, Romane Meutelet |
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.
Margarethe 89
Leipzig, 1989. Margarethe, a young punk opposed to the East German regime, is detained in a psychiatric hospital. She dreams of breaking out to join the man she loves - a punk musician named Heinrich. Though the regime's days may well be numbered, the Stasi informants are more present than ever.
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