Surfacing vs Young Hearts

Young Hearts has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7/10 for Surfacing). Young Hearts is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 54m. Surfacing is the older of the two (1970 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Surfacing posterSurfacing1970 VS Young Hearts posterYoung Hearts2024
SurfacingYoung Hearts
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 8.5/10
Year19702024
Length1h 54m1h 39m
GenresDrama, RomanceDrama, Romance
Country––
DirectorChristian SmithAnthony Schatteman
Main castCindy Sampson, Colton Gobbo, Linda Kash, Sheila McCarthy, Jonas ChernickLou Goossens, Marius De Saeger, Geert Van Rampelberg, Emilie De Roo, Dirk van Dijck

Synopsis

Surfacing

After years of struggling with severe depression, a young man begins to open his heart, learning to love himself and others. When he becomes entangled in his therapist’s personal life, he discovers not only her need for support but also a tender, transformative connection with another man, Jackson. Through this intimate journey of trust, vulnerability, and queer romance, he confronts his past, embraces love, and finds hope in human connection.

Young Hearts

14-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.

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