Minamata vs The Best of Youth
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.9/10 for Minamata). Minamata is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 6h 7m. The Best of Youth is the older of the two (2003 against 2020). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Minamata
The Best of Youth| Minamata | The Best of Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 6h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrew Levitas | Marco Tullio Giordana |
| Main cast | Minami, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Bill Nighy, Jun Kunimura | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio |
Synopsis
Minamata
War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.
The Best of Youth
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
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