Goodbye Bafana vs The Message
The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.8/10 for Goodbye Bafana). Goodbye Bafana is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2007). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Goodbye Bafana
The Message| Goodbye Bafana | The Message | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 1976 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 3h 26m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Action, Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bille August | Moustapha Akkad |
| Main cast | Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Joseph Fiennes, Tyrone Keogh, Terry Pheto | Damien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi |
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.
The Message
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
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