After the Wedding vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for After the Wedding). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 4m. After the Wedding is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
After the Wedding
National Theatre Live: Antigone| After the Wedding | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Susanne Bier | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Stine Fischer Christensen, Niels Anders Thorn, Henning Jensen | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
After the Wedding
A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.
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…
Where to watch
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