Africa Blanca vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Africa Blanca
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Africa Blanca | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Azlarabe Alaoui Lamharzi | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Abdoulaziz Sall, Naky Sy Savane, Zahra Elhawawi, Douabe Zappa Jackie | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Africa Blanca
Ousmane, a young Senegalese albino, and his mother Aïchata flee their homeland to escape the marginalization and death threats from local sorcerers. They embark on a perilous journey to Europe. Their desert crossing exposes them to constant dangers and the cruel indifference of unscrupulous individuals. At the heart of this odyssey, they discover the depth of the human soul, between compassion and cruelty, forging a path toward light despite…
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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