Because We Are Too Many vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
Because We Are Too Many is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Because We Are Too Many
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Because We Are Too Many | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | US | – |
| Director | Eve Leonard-Walsh | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Duncan Airlie James, Eve Leonard-Walsh, Vivien Taylor, Pauline Campbell, John L. Colee | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Because We Are Too Many
A single mother is forced to confront her dark past, while raising her young Autistic son. Shot and Set in Glasgow during the pandemic. The director herself and her son play the lead roles.
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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