The Fog of War vs The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz
The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.7/10 for The Fog of War). The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz is the shorter watch at 1h 10m compared with 1h 47m. The Fog of War is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Fog of War
The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz| The Fog of War | The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 10m |
| Genres | Documentary, History, TV Movie, War | Documentary, History |
| Country | United States of America | United Kingdom |
| Director | Errol Morris | Stephen Bennett |
| Main cast | John F. Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Errol Morris, Fidel Castro, Barry Goldwater | Jonah Hauer-King, Heather Morris, Anna Próchniak, Gary Sokolov, George Halasz |
Synopsis
The Fog of War
Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz
Filmed in Melbourne, Slovakia, and Poland, this poignant and intimate one-off documentary will follow Gary Sokolov, the only son of Gita and Lali Sokolov (one of the real-life tattooists of Auschwitz). Their incredible love story began when they met and fell in love as Slovakian Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz Concentration Camp, where the Nazi regime systematically murdered over a million Jews. The film will chart Gary’s first visit to this most…
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