Conviction vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Conviction). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. Conviction is the older of the two (2010 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Conviction
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Conviction | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tony Goldwyn | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Loren Dean, Clea DuVall, Peter Gallagher | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Conviction
When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice, Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence…
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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