Battle in Heaven vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for Battle in Heaven). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. Battle in Heaven is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Battle in Heaven
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Battle in Heaven | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Carlos Reygadas | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Marcos Hernández, Anapola Mushkadiz, Bertha Ruiz, David Bornstein, Rosalinda Ramirez | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Battle in Heaven
Set in Mexico City, Carlos Reygadas's sexually explicit drama centers on a man in turmoil over his past actions. Chauffer Marcos feels compelled to reveal a dark secret to his boss's daughter, Ana, a wealthy woman who works as a prostitute just for the thrill of it. Marcos confesses that he and his wife committed a crime that ended in horrible tragedy. Haunted by his past, Marcos searches for redemption.
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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