A Day in May vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
A Day in May is the shorter watch at 16m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Day in May
National Theatre Live: Antigone| A Day in May | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2012 |
| Length | 16m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Colombia | United Kingdom |
| Director | Camilo Escobar Henao | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Dante López Gómez, Elena Rojas, Jairo Pinzón, Valentina Dávila | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
A Day in May
Ten-year-old Joaquín observes the feminine and masculine world around him wordlessly. On the eve of Mother's Day in 2000, his teenage sister runs away from home, upsetting the fragile balance of the household. Perplexed, Joaquín wonders what his place is in this family reconstruction.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political…
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