City of Men vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for City of Men). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 46m. City of Men is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of Men
National Theatre Live: Antigone| City of Men | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paulo Morelli | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Maurício Gonçalves, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo dos Santos, Fábio Lago | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
City of Men
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
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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