Fish Tank vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Fish Tank). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 3m. Fish Tank is the older of the two (2009 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fish Tank
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Fish Tank | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrea Arnold | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Michael Fassbender, Harry Treadaway, Kierston Wareing, Jack Gordon, Jason Maza | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Fish Tank
Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.
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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