Our Departures vs Summer of the Colt
Summer of the Colt has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.8/10 for Our Departures). Summer of the Colt is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h . Summer of the Colt is the older of the two (1991 against 2018). Both are drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Our Departures | Summer of the Colt | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1991 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Drama, Family | Drama, Family |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Yasuhiro Yoshida | André Melançon |
| Main cast | Jun Kunimura, Hitomi Miyauchi, Houka Kinoshita, Munetaka Aoki, Mariko Tsutsui | Héctor Alterio, Manuel Callau, China Zorrilla, Alexandra London-Thompson, Juan De Benedictis |
Synopsis
Our Departures
Akira is widowed and left with a pre-teen stepson. Travelling with him to her late husband's hometown, she meets her odd father-in-law and yet decides to make a go of living and working there. She attends training and joins the railway company where her father-in-law works and her late man dreamt of ending up as a child.
Summer of the Colt
This award-winning film by André Melançon -- set on a ranch on the pampas of Argentina -- tells the story of three children spending a summer with their grandfather. The youngest, Felipe, makes friends with a puppy; his older brother, Daniel, breaks and train his first horse; their 13-year-old sister, Laura, struggles with the transition between childhood and growing up. The kids find it difficult to adapt to their proud and stubborn…
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