A Mother's Confession vs National Theatre Live: Antigone

A Mother's Confession and National Theatre Live: Antigone are tied on audience score (10/10). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 53m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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A Mother's ConfessionNational Theatre Live: Antigone
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20252012
Length1h 53m1h 32m
GenresCrime, DramaDrama
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
DirectorMaya TablePolly Findlay
Main castCiera Angelia, Raymond Seay, George Murray Jr., Brandon McGee, Keon BlackAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker

Synopsis

A Mother's Confession

When a gang shooting leaves her son in a coma, a single mother grapples with faith and morality as she seeks vengeance against the perpetrator.

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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