Flicker vs National Theatre Live: Antigone

National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for Flicker). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 40m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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FlickerNational Theatre Live: Antigone
Audience score★ 5.7/10★ 10.0/10
Year20122012
Length1h 40m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
DirectorPatrik EklundPolly Findlay
Main castAnnika Hallin, Olle Sarri, Ingar Helge Gimle, Sven Wollter, Sissela BennAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker

Synopsis

Flicker

There is something going on in the small town of Backberga. The towns proud telecom company Unicom is just about to launch a new modern profile when they discover that there is something lurking in the outskirts of Backberga. An accident triggers a power failure, which leads to a chain of events,mishaps and love stories. Flicker is a warm comic story about people trying to find their place within the modern society.

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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