Depart from It vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 2/10 for Depart from It). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 53m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Depart from It
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Depart from It | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 2.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Shawntay Dalon | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Velda Hunter, Shawntay Dalon, Marcus Woods, Pamela Henry, Corderio E. Johnson | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Depart from It
An old friend's death forces now escort and drug carrier Alexes Mows to go back to her hometown and face a past that she has tried to leave behind. But when secret demons catch up with her, she must make a decision between life and death.
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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