Facing the Giants vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for Facing the Giants). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 51m. Facing the Giants is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Facing the Giants
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Facing the Giants | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alex Kendrick | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Alex Kendrick, Shannen Fields, Bill Butler, Bailey Cave, Steve Williams | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Facing the Giants
A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.
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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