Bruised vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Bruised). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 9m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2020). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bruised
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Bruised | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Halle Berry | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Halle Berry, Lela Loren, Danny Boyd Jr., Stephen McKinley Henderson, Shamier Anderson | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Bruised
Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up…
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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