On the Impossibility of an Homage vs Our Land
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Our Land). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 59m. On the Impossibility of an Homage is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Our Land| On the Impossibility of an Homage | Our Land | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2026 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Lucrecia Martel |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Mariana Carrizo |
Synopsis
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.
Our Land
In 2009, a man and two accomplices try to evict members of the Indigenous community of Chuschagasta in northern Argentina. Claiming ownership of the land and armed with guns, they kill the community’s leader, Javier Chocobar. The murder is caught on video. It takes nine years of protests before court proceedings are finally opened in 2018. During all this time, the killers remain free. The film combines the voices and photographs of the…
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