The Innocents vs The Message

The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.1/10 for The Innocents). The Innocents is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2016). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Innocents posterThe Innocents2016 VS The Message posterThe Message1976
The InnocentsThe Message
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 8.5/10
Year20161976
Length1h 55m3h 26m
GenresDrama, HistoryAction, Adventure, Drama, History
CountryBelgiumAlgeria
DirectorAnne FontaineMoustapha Akkad
Main castHelena Sujecka, Joanna Kulig, Vincent Macaigne, Agata Kulesza, Thomas CoumansDamien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi

Synopsis

The Innocents

Poland, 1945. Mathilde, a young French Red Cross doctor, is on a mission to help the war survivors. When a nun seeks for her help, she is brought to a convent where several pregnant sisters are hiding, unable to reconcile their faith with their pregnancy. Mathilde becomes their only hope.

The Message

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.

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