A Separation vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for A Separation). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 3m. A Separation is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Separation
National Theatre Live: Antigone| A Separation | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Iran | – |
| Director | Asghar Farhadi | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Shahab Hosseini | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
A Separation
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
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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