How to Save Democracy vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 2.5/10 for How to Save Democracy). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 55m. On the Impossibility of an Homage is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
How to Save Democracy
On the Impossibility of an Homage| How to Save Democracy | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 2.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Michael Wayne | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | George Monbiot, Jesse Eisinger, Marilynne Robinson | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
How to Save Democracy
With democracy in the U.S. crumbling, why is this happening and how do we save it? How to Save Democracy is an incisive and provocative film that explores the roots of democracy and its ebbs and flows over its history in the U.S., and why it is struggling to continue.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.
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