Occupied vs The ABCs of Book Banning
Occupied has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for The ABCs of Book Banning). The ABCs of Book Banning is the shorter watch at 27m compared with 48m. Occupied is the older of the two (2022 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Occupied
The ABCs of Book Banning| Occupied | The ABCs of Book Banning | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2024 |
| Length | 48m | 27m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Albina Kovalyova | Sheila Nevins |
| Main cast | Dzhafer Umerov, Dmytro Bahnenko, Lidia Biletska | Grace Linn, Maia Kobab, Jonathan Capehart, Nikki Giovanni, Amanda Gorman |
Synopsis
Occupied
Dmytro Bahnenko, a journalist in Kherson, southern Ukraine, spent three months secretly recording his city's resistance to the Russian occupation.
The ABCs of Book Banning
In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made unavailable to millions of students. By no accident, the themes targeted are the usual scapegoats of the American Right—LGBTQ+ issues, Black History, and women’s empowerment—impeding the power of future generations to develop their own thoughts and opinions on critical social issues. By weaving…
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