Comeback vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for Comeback). Comeback is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Comeback
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Comeback | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jan Roosens, Raf Roosens | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Veerle Baetens, Billie-Louise Vlegels, Gorik Van Oudheusden, Livia Perneel, Cato Catteeuw | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Comeback
Ava, daughter of a once successful techno DJ couple, lives with her father after her parents' divorce. When her mother, Naomi, aims for an international comeback, Ava is thrust into the world of the nocturnal club scene. While Naomi thrives in this dark arena of pounding beats, it's not Ava's world. Despite her efforts to adapt, Ava must struggle to maintain her own identity.
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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