The Message vs The Young Karl Marx
The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.9/10 for The Young Karl Marx). The Young Karl Marx is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2017). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Message
The Young Karl Marx| The Message | The Young Karl Marx | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 1976 | 2017 |
| Length | 3h 26m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | Algeria | – |
| Director | Moustapha Akkad | Raoul Peck |
| Main cast | Damien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi | Alexander Scheer, Olivier Gourmet, Rolf Kanies, August Diehl, Vicky Krieps |
Synopsis
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.
The Young Karl Marx
26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 in Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who has been investigating the sordid birth of the British working class. Engels, the dandy, provides the last piece of the puzzle to the young Karl Marx’s new vision of the world. Together, between censorship and the police’s repression, riots and political upheavals, they will lead the labor movement…
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