Shottas vs Touching the Void
Shottas has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.6/10 for Touching the Void). Shottas is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 46m. Shottas is the older of the two (2002 against 2003). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shottas
Touching the Void| Shottas | Touching the Void | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama | Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Adam Doench, Cess Silvera | Kevin Macdonald |
| Main cast | Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean | Nicholas Aaron, Brendan Mackey, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking |
Synopsis
Shottas
A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the US where they begin a ruthless climb from the bottom. They remain bound to each other by their shottas loyalty as they aggressively take control of the Jamaican underworld.
Touching the Void
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
Where to watch
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