Black or White vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Black or White). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 1m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Black or White
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Black or White | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mike Binder | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Anthony Mackie, Paula Newsome, Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, John McConnell | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Black or White
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
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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