A Stray vs National Theatre Live: Antigone

A Stray and National Theatre Live: Antigone are tied on audience score (10/10). A Stray is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2016). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Stray posterA Stray2016 VS National Theatre Live: Antigone posterNational Theatre Live: Antigone2012
A StrayNational Theatre Live: Antigone
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20162012
Length1h 22m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorMusa SyeedPolly Findlay
Main castBarkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Christina Baldwin, Fathia Absie, George McCauleyAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker

Synopsis

A Stray

Trying to outrun his bad luck, a young Muslim refugee in Minneapolis seems like he just might make it — until he crosses paths with a stray dog.

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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