Persecution vs The Merchant of Venice
Persecution has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.8/10 for The Merchant of Venice). Persecution is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 2h 12m. Persecution is the older of the two (1972 against 2004). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Persecution
The Merchant of Venice| Persecution | The Merchant of Venice | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 1972 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Atıf Yılmaz | Michael Radford |
| Main cast | Türkan Şoray, Murat Soydan, Muammer Gözalan, Nedret Güvenç, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu | Zuleikha Robinson, Charlie Cox, David Harewood, Jeremy Irons, Ron Cook |
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 Merchant of Venice
Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.
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