Chak De! India vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Chak De! India). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 28m. Chak De! India is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Chak De! India
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Chak De! India | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Shimit Amin | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Sagarika Ghatge, Shilpa Shukla, Chitrashi Rawat | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Chak De! India
A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can he give the girls the motivation required to win, while dealing with the shadows of his own past?
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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