Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms vs The Mercy
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 5.9/10 for The Mercy). The Mercy is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 55m. Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
The Mercy| Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | The Mercy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy | Adventure, Drama |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mari Okada | James Marsh |
| Main cast | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa | Mark Gatiss, Simon McBurney, Kit Connor, David Thewlis, Rachel Weisz |
Synopsis
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…
The Mercy
In 1968, Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor, endangers the fate of his family and business, and his own life, blinded by his ambition to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, attempting to become the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the world without making any stopover.
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