Hero of the Red Light District vs Victoria & Abdul
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.9/10 for Victoria & Abdul). Hero of the Red Light District is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 1h 52m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2017). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero of the Red Light District
Victoria & Abdul| Hero of the Red Light District | Victoria & Abdul | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | India |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Stephen Frears |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | Adeel Akhtar, Olivia Williams, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Michael Gambon |
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.
Victoria & Abdul
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
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