Persecution vs Poetic Justice

Persecution has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.8/10 for Poetic Justice). Persecution is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 49m. Persecution is the older of the two (1972 against 1993). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Persecution posterPersecution1972 VS Poetic Justice posterPoetic Justice1993
PersecutionPoetic Justice
Audience score★ 9.0/10★ 6.8/10
Year19721993
Length1h 22m1h 49m
GenresDrama, Music, Romance, ThrillerDrama, Romance
Country––
DirectorAtıf YılmazJohn Singleton
Main castTürkan Şoray, Murat Soydan, Muammer Gözalan, Nedret Güvenç, Kayhan YıldızoğluJanet Jackson, Regina King, Roger Guenveur Smith, Tupac Shakur, Tyra Ferrell

Synopsis

Persecution

Ayla is a conservatory student. Through a coincidence, she meets Tarık, a famous composer. They fall in love and soon become engaged. On a trip abroad, Tarık experiences one of Ayla's biggest traumas. This disaster will affect the fate of the duo in a bad way.

Poetic Justice

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha, and Iesha's postal worker boyfriend, Chicago. Along for the ride is Chicago's co-worker, Lucky, to whom Justice grows close after some initial problems. But is she ready to open her heart again?

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