Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms vs Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives). Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 1h 55m. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is the older of the two (2010 against 2018). Both are drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives| Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy | Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mari Okada | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
| Main cast | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa | Thanapat Saisaymar, Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Natthakarn Aphaiwonk, Geerasak Kulhong |
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…
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave—the birthplace of his first life.
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