Pirates of the Airwaves vs The Ugly One

Pirates of the Airwaves has the higher audience score (7/10 against 5/10 for The Ugly One). Pirates of the Airwaves is the shorter watch at 1h 10m compared with 1h 41m. The Ugly One is the older of the two (2013 against 2014). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Pirates of the Airwaves posterPirates of the Airwaves2014 VS The Ugly One posterThe Ugly One2013
Pirates of the AirwavesThe Ugly One
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 5.0/10
Year20142013
Length1h 10m1h 41m
GenresDocumentary, Drama, TV MovieDocumentary, Drama
CountryNew Zealand–
DirectorCharlie HaskellEric Baudelaire
Main castRyan O'Kane, Cohen Holloway, Andrew Robertt, Michael Whalley, Benedict WallFadi Abi Samra, Rodney El Haddad, Masao Adachi, Rabih Mroué, Juliette Navis

Synopsis

Pirates of the Airwaves

In 1966 a group of determined young men defied the New Zealand government and launched a pirate radio station aboard a ship in the Hauraki Gulf.

The Ugly One

Adashi, ex-member of the Japanese Red Army, narrates a story taking place in Beirut. The melancholy of war, the pain of disillusionment. A story being written and rewritten, open to interpretation. When the time comes, return to reality can only be cruel.

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