Persecution vs The Embalmer
Persecution has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.2/10 for The Embalmer). Persecution is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 41m. Persecution is the older of the two (1972 against 2002). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Persecution
The Embalmer| Persecution | The Embalmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1972 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Atıf Yılmaz | Matteo Garrone |
| Main cast | Türkan Şoray, Murat Soydan, Muammer Gözalan, Nedret Güvenç, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu | Elisabetta Rocchetti, Lina Bernardi, Ernesto Mahieux, Valerio Foglia Manzillo, Pietro Biondi |
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.
The Embalmer
Peppino is an aging taxidermist mocked for being short and sleazy who meets Valerio, a handsome if artless young man fascinated by his work. Euphoric, Peppino offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant, with the job burgeoning into a budding friendship Peppino mistakes for something more. But when Valerio meets Deborah, their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.
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