The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro vs Virumaandi
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.1/10 for Virumaandi). The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 55m. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the older of the two (1989 against 2004). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
Virumaandi| The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | Virumaandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 55m |
| Genres | Action, Drama | Action, Drama |
| Country | Australia | India |
| Director | Robert L. Collins | Kamal Haasan |
| Main cast | Lee Grant, Robert Mammone, Christina Pickles, E.G. Marshall, Barry Otto | Kamal Haasan, Pasupathy, Nassar, Rohini, Abhirami |
Synopsis
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several passengers, many Americans included and among them, Jewish American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.
Virumaandi
Angela, a civil advocate interviewing inmates at the Madras Central Prison for a documentary on the death penalty meets Virumaandi and Kothaala, who are sentenced to death and life respectively for their roles in perpetrating the massacre of 24 people during a brutal clash between feuding villages. As tensions mount within the prison walls, she listens to their conflicting accounts of the same story.
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