Goodbye Bafana vs Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Goodbye Bafana). Goodbye Bafana is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 7m. Goodbye Bafana is the older of the two (2007 against 2016). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Goodbye Bafana | Hidden Figures | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | Belgium | – |
| Director | Bille August | Theodore Melfi |
| Main cast | Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Joseph Fiennes, Tyrone Keogh, Terry Pheto | Jim Parsons, Aldis Hodge, Taraji P. Henson, Saniyya Sidney, Kevin Costner |
Synopsis
Goodbye Bafana
The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.
Hidden Figures
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
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