Like an Island vs The Living Dead
Like an Island has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.9/10 for The Living Dead). The Living Dead is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 46m. The Living Dead is the older of the two (2019 against 2022). Both are fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Like an Island
The Living Dead| Like an Island | The Living Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Documentary, Fantasy | Fantasy |
| Country | Switzerland | China |
| Director | Tizian Büchi | Qiu Zhongwei |
| Main cast | Daniel Nkubu, Ammar Abdul Kareem Khalaf, Elie Autin, Juliette Uzor | Yu Bin, Zheng Fanxing, Wang Yifei, He Longlong, Gao Hanyu |
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.
The Living Dead
Near Qishan Mountain, there is a little town called Fu Feng, which is nicknamed the "City That Never Turns Dark". There, lies a legend of the "Lit Lamp Murderer". Wen Ning arrives at Fu Feng, and he realizes the abnormality of the town; the whole town is filled only with the weak and sick; and is very run down. When the night arrives, Wen Ning purposefully lit up a lamp to attract ghost shadows. Just as he was about to capture them, a ray of…
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