Leaving Africa vs Life in a Day

Life in a Day has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 1/10 for Leaving Africa). Leaving Africa is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 35m. Life in a Day is the older of the two (2011 against 2015). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Leaving Africa posterLeaving Africa2015 VS Life in a Day posterLife in a Day2011
Leaving AfricaLife in a Day
Audience score★ 1.0/10★ 7.2/10
Year20152011
Length1h 24m1h 35m
GenresDocumentary, DramaDocumentary, Drama
Country–South Korea
DirectorIiris HärmäJon Haas, Kevin Macdonald
Main cast–Drake Shannon, Cindy Baer, Moica, Caryn Waechter

Synopsis

Leaving Africa

Riitta and Catherine live together in Uganda. By day the two sixtysomethings provide sexual health and equality education for Catholics, Muslims and Anglicans alike. By night they smoke, do crosswords and don’t shy away from frank discussions. Riitta's long career empowering women in Africa is coming to a close, but Ugandan government is trying their best to shut down their sex-ed program during her last months in Africa.

Life in a Day

A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010.

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