Hero of the Red Light District vs Selma
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.4/10 for Selma). Hero of the Red Light District is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 7m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2014). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero of the Red Light District
Selma| Hero of the Red Light District | Selma | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Ava DuVernay |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | Colman Domingo, LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Common, Carmen Ejogo |
Synopsis
Hero of the Red Light District
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
Selma
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
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