A Hero vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for A Hero). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 7m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2021). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Hero
National Theatre Live: Antigone| A Hero | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Asghar Farhadi | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Sarina Farhadi, Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Sahar Goldoost, Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
A Hero
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned. Is he truly a hero?
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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