Gauze vs Under the Shadow
Gauze has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.5/10 for Under the Shadow). Gauze is the shorter watch at 8m compared with 1h 24m. Under the Shadow is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gauze
Under the Shadow| Gauze | Under the Shadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2016 |
| Length | 8m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, Horror, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Nicholas Arujah, Noran Fikri Alezabi | Babak Anvari |
| Main cast | Bashir Alsharbati, Talia Alsharbati, Rasha Alsharbati, Ahmed Rehan, Mjd Ali | Narges Rashidi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, Hamid Djavadan, Arash Marandi |
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.
Under the Shadow
After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes convinced a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter Dorsa, and she has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself.
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