On the Impossibility of an Homage vs Taxi to the Dark Side
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Taxi to the Dark Side). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 46m. Taxi to the Dark Side is the older of the two (2008 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Taxi to the Dark Side| On the Impossibility of an Homage | Taxi to the Dark Side | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2008 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Alex Gibney |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring, Carl Levin |
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.
Taxi to the Dark Side
An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.
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