Before the Fall vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Before the Fall). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 57m. Before the Fall is the older of the two (2004 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Before the Fall
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Before the Fall | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Dennis Gansel | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Tom Schilling, Max Riemelt, Claudia Michelsen, Devid Striesow, Justus von Dohnányi | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Before the Fall
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column, Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.
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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