Shadows of Paradise vs Yalla Habibi!
Yalla Habibi! has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.5/10 for Shadows of Paradise). Shadows of Paradise is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 30m. Shadows of Paradise is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Shadows of Paradise | Yalla Habibi! | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Sebastian Lange | Edwin El Bainou, Ryan Kluftinger |
| Main cast | David Lynch | Ryan Kluftinger, Connor Bondlow, Edwin El Bainou |
Synopsis
Shadows of Paradise
Since the death of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in February 2008, long-time practitioner of Transcendental Meditation and well-known film director David Lynch has been embraced as the movement’s chief international ambassador. Filmmaker Sebastian Lange, who himself was raised in the movement, presents an intimate look at this new phase in the movement’s evolution.
Yalla Habibi!
FortNine attempts to break the circumnavigation world record with award-winning filmmaker Edwin El Bainou riding pillion. It's a dangerously silly race across thousands of kilometres per day, with the polished and authentic eye that only a ride-along cinematographer can capture. Part documentary and part dark comedy, this is motorcycling as FortNine has never shown before. In less than 19 days, the trio must ride from Anchorage to Miami, Lisbon…
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