Persecution vs The Lunchbox
Persecution has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.4/10 for The Lunchbox). Persecution is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 44m. Persecution is the older of the two (1972 against 2013). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Persecution
The Lunchbox| Persecution | The Lunchbox | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1972 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Atıf Yılmaz | Ritesh Batra |
| Main cast | Türkan Şoray, Murat Soydan, Muammer Gözalan, Nedret Güvenç, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu | Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Irrfan Khan, Lillete Dubey, Nasirr Khan |
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 Lunchbox
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.
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