Persecution vs Return to Paradise
Persecution has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.5/10 for Return to Paradise). Persecution is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 49m. Persecution is the older of the two (1972 against 1998). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Persecution
Return to Paradise| Persecution | Return to Paradise | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1972 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Atıf Yılmaz | Joseph Ruben |
| Main cast | Türkan Şoray, Murat Soydan, Muammer Gözalan, Nedret Güvenç, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu | David Zayas, Nick Sandow, Vince Vaughn, Vera Farmiga, David Conrad |
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.
Return to Paradise
Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
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