Once Upon a Time in the Middle East vs The Burning Cold
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East has the higher audience score (9.2/10 against 7.6/10 for The Burning Cold). The Burning Cold is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 20m. The Burning Cold is the older of the two (2023 against 2026). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East
The Burning Cold| Once Upon a Time in the Middle East | The Burning Cold | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.2/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Wen Muye | Santi Trullenque |
| Main cast | Aarif Rahman, Jiang Qiming, Wei Qing, Michael Koltes, Zhang Xiwei | Pedro Casablanc, Roger Casamajor, Greta Fernández, Dani Codina, Adrià Collado |
Synopsis
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East
Xu Fu travels to the Middle East to work as a chef in a Chinese restaurant to pay off family debts, where he meets floor manager Ma Junsheng. Their Dragon Restaurant rises to fame, attracting crowds with authentic‑tasting Chinese food. But war breaks out, and local conditions take a drastic turn for the worse. No one can remain unaffected. What lies ahead for them? And how will the Dragon Restaurant hold on amid the war?
The Burning Cold
Winter of 1943. Andorra, a small country in the Pyrenees. In the tense calm of a borderland, where echoes of a nearby war reach the ears of the local inhabitants, Antonio and Sara, a young, married couple, are expecting their first child. No one knows exactly what is going on, nor what is being fought over, the priority is just to survive another day. When a family of Jews fleeing Nazi persecution arrives in the valley, the locals will find…
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