Silence of the Sea vs What the Day Owes the Night

Silence of the Sea has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.7/10 for What the Day Owes the Night). Silence of the Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 3h 2m. What the Day Owes the Night is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Silence of the Sea posterSilence of the Sea2024 VS What the Day Owes the Night posterWhat the Day Owes the Night2012
Silence of the SeaWhat the Day Owes the Night
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 7.7/10
Year20242012
Length1h 52m3h 2m
GenresDrama, Mystery, RomanceDrama, Romance
Country––
DirectorSetsuro WakamatsuAlexandre Arcady
Main castToru Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoko Koizumi, Shiro SanoNora Arnezeder, Vincent Perez, Salim Kéchiouche, Anne Parillaud, Marine Vacth

Synopsis

Silence of the Sea

The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with countless ukiyo-e tattoos is discovered at the sea. From the two incidents, the name of Ryuji emerges.

What the Day Owes the Night

Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.

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