Like an Island vs Rising Through the Fray
Rising Through the Fray has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for Like an Island). Rising Through the Fray is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 46m. Like an Island is the older of the two (2022 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Like an Island
Rising Through the Fray| Like an Island | Rising Through the Fray | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Documentary, Fantasy | Documentary |
| Country | Switzerland | Canada |
| Director | Tizian Büchi | Courtney Montour |
| Main cast | Daniel Nkubu, Ammar Abdul Kareem Khalaf, Elie Autin, Juliette Uzor | – |
Synopsis
Like an Island
For mysterious reasons, two watchmen are made to guard access to the river in an area of Lausanne where retirees and immigrant families live. Through the different people they encounter, a territory takes shape and a friendship is born. Tizian Büchi creates a fable—part documentary, part fiction and tinged with magical realism—to subtly question our surveillance society.
Rising Through the Fray
Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For Sour Cherry, Krispy, Hawaiian Blaze, and their teammates, the sport becomes much more than a competition. Through it, they find a space for sisterhood, resilience, acceptance, and healing. On camera, they share intimate stories not…
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